deinetwegen

German

Alternative forms

• deinet wegen (also occurring in um deinet wegen, proscribed, obsolete)
• deinentwegen, deintwegen (both archaic)

Etymology

Shortened from von deinetwegen, which can be traced through two developmental routes. One route is from von deinentwegen / von deinent wegen, from von deinen wegen, from Middle High German von dînen wegen, in which wegen was the dative plural of modern-day Weg and dînen was the possessive pronoun in the dative plural.

Another route can be traced from von deintwegen / von deint wegen, from Middle High German von dînt wegen, from von dîn wegen, in which dîn was the genitive pronoun. See more at wegen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ̯nətˌveːɡən/, /ˌdaɪ̯nətˈveːɡən/

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Adverb

deinetwegen

1. because of you (2nd person singular), for your sake

   Synonym: (colloquial) wegen dir

   Das ist alles deinetwegen passiert.

   All of this happened because of you.

2. as far as you (2nd person singular) are concerned (you don't mind if); for all you care

   Deinetwegen kann ich mitkommen?

   As far as you are concerned, can I come with you?

See also

• meinetwegen
• deinthalben

• Low German: dinetwegen, Dinetwegen

Further reading

• “deinetwegen” in Duden online
• “deinetwegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “deinetwegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “deinetwegen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.