Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “dus” come from?

dus (Danish) comes from German duzen, from Middle High German duzen, from Old High German *dūzzen.

dus (Danish): in a relationship that would warrant use of the...

Definitions

  1. in a relationship that would warrant use of the...

Ancestry of “dus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanduzenTo address informally using the pronoun du, to...
2Middle High Germanduzen—
3Old High German*dūzzen—
Every word from Old High German *dūzzen →