Words that come from Proto-Germanic īwō

90 words across 21 languages descend from Proto-Germanic īwō — including you, how, You, thou, ya, anyhow, YouTube, yew.

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English (38)

Bislama (11)

Tok Pisin (9)

Middle English (5)

Pijin (3)

Old English (3)

Japanese (2)

German (2)

Spanish (2)

Torres Strait Creole (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Thai (2)

Nigerian Pidgin (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Chinese (1)

Ido (1)

Scots (1)

Persian (1)

Jamaican Creole (1)

Middle High German (1)

Old High German (1)