Where does “gijlieden” come from?

gijlieden (Dutch) comes from Dutch gij, from Middle Dutch gī, from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

gijlieden (Dutch): second-person plural personal pronoun (subjective); you people, you all, ye

Definitions

  1. second-person plural personal pronoun (subjective); you people, you all, ye

Ancestry of “gijlieden”, step by step

gijlieden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgijyou; thou
2Middle Dutchyou nominative, plural
3Old Dutchyou plural
4Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via Dutch lieden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliedenmen; people
2Middle Dutchliede
3Proto-Albanianlēda
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-o-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “gijlieden

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHsEvery word from Proto-Germanic jīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ