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
Ancestry of “du”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | du | thou, you |
| 2 | Old Dutch | thū | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þū | you |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *þū | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |