Where does “vosotros” come from?

vosotros (Asturian) comes from Latin otros, from Norwegian Nynorsk os, from Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

vosotros (Asturian): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “vosotros”, step by step

vosotros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin otros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinotros—
2Norwegian Nynorskosan outlet, estuary, river mouth (where a river runs out of a lake, or enters a lake or the ocean)
3Old Norseóssmouth
4Proto-Germanicansuzdeity, god; name of the A-rune
5Old High Germanhelmhelmet
6Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
7Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
8Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Asturian vós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianvósyou
2Old Leonesevósyou second-person plural pronoun (elevated?)
3Latinvōsyou, ye, you all
4Old Latinvōs—
5Proto-Italicwōsyou
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →