Where does “du” come from?

du (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch du, from Old Dutch thū, from Proto-West Germanic þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

du (Dutch): thou

Definitions

  1. thou

Ancestry of “du”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchduthou, you
2Old Dutchthūthou, you singular
3Proto-West Germanicþūyou
4Proto-Germanic*þū—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “du”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þū →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þū →