ihretwegen

German

Alternative forms

• ihrentwegen, ihrtwegen (both archaic)

Etymology

Shortened from von ihretwegen, which can be traced through two developmental routes. One route is from von ihrentwegen / von ihrent wegen, from von ihren wegen, from Middle High German von irn wegen, in which wegen was the dative plural of modern-day Weg and irn was the possessive pronoun in the dative plural.

Another route can be traced from von ihrtwegen / von ihrt wegen, from Middle High German von irt wegen, from von ir wegen, in which ir was the genitive pronoun. See more at wegen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːʁətˌveːɡən/, /ˌiːʁətˈveːɡən/

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Adverb

ihretwegen

1. because of her, for her sake

   Synonym: (colloquial) wegen ihr

   Das ist alles ihretwegen passiert.

   All of this happened because of her.

2. because of them, for their sake

   Synonym: (colloquial) wegen ihnen

   Das ist alles ihretwegen passiert.

   All of this happened because of them.

3. as far as she is concerned (she doesn't mind if); for all she cares

   Ihretwegen kannst du mitkommen.

   As far as she is concerned, you can come with us.

4. as far as they are concerned (they don't mind if); for all they care

   Ihretwegen kannst du mitkommen.

   As far as they are concerned, you can come with us.

Further reading

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