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theeEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English þe, from Old English þē (“thee”, originally dative, but later also accusative, supplanting accusative þec), from Proto-Germanic *þiz (“thee”), from Proto-Indo-European *te (“second-person singular pronoun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian die (“thee”), West Frisian dy (“thee”), German Low German di (“thee”), German dir (“thee”, dative pron.), Icelandic þér (“thee”). More at thou.
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From Middle English theen (“to increase, prosper, flourish”), from Old English þēon (“to thrive, prosper, flourish, grow”), from Proto-Germanic *þinhaną (“to thrive, succeed”), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to succeed, turn out well”). Cognate with Dutch gedijen (“to flourish, thrive, prosper, succeed”), German gedeihen (“to thrive”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gaþeihan, “to increase, thrive”).
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From Pitman zee, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗theeEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
Respelling of the popularized by Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- TheeEnglish · e-38700-4830
Thee, thē, pron. objective of thou. [A.S. the, dat. accus. of thu (cf. Thou).]
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Thee, thē, v.i. (Spens.) to prosper, to thrive. [A.S. theón, thión, to thrive, to grow; Ger. ge-deihen, to increase.]
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