Where does “did” come from?

did (Danish) comes from Old Danish thiæt, from Old Norse þit, from Old Norse it, from Proto-Germanic jut, from Proto-Indo-European yú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

did (Danish): thither, to there, towards that place

Definitions

  1. thither, to there, towards that place

Ancestry of “did”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthiæt—
2Old Norseþityou two
3Old Norseitsecond-person dual pronoun; you two
4Proto-Germanicjutyou two
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyú—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yú →Every word from Proto-Germanic jut →