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/ === Adverb === ihretwegen because of her, for her sake Synonym: (colloquial) wegen ihr because of them, for their sake Synonym: (colloquial) wegen ihnen as far as she is concerned (she doesn't mind if); for all she cares as far as they are concerned (they don't mind if); for all they care === 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.