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

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.
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?