seinetwegen

German edit

Alternative forms edit

seinentwegen, seintwegen (both archaic)

Etymology edit

Shortened from von seinetwegen, which can be traced through two developmental routes. One route is from von seinentwegen / von seinent wegen, from von seinen wegen, from Middle High German von sînen wegen, in which wegen was the dative plural of modern-day Weg and sînen was the possessive pronoun in the dative plural.

Another route can be traced from von seintwegen / von seint wegen, from Middle High German von sînt wegen, from von sîn wegen, in which sîn was the genitive pronoun. See more at wegen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ̯nətˌveːɡən/, /ˌzaɪ̯nətˈveːɡən/
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Adverb edit

seinetwegen

because of him, for his sake
Synonym: (colloquial) wegen ihm

Das ist alles seinetwegen passiert.
All of this happened because of him.
as far as he is concerned (he doesn't mind if); for all he cares
Seinetwegen kannst du mitkommen.
As far as he is concerned, you can come with us.