Where does “uw” come from?

uw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch uwe, from Old Dutch iuwa, from Proto-West Germanic iuwar, from Proto-Germanic izweraz, from Proto-Germanic jūz, from Proto-Indo-European yū́, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

uw (Dutch): "Second-person singular and plural"; your

Definitions

  1. "Second-person singular and plural"; your

Ancestry of “uw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchuweinflection of u: ## feminine...
2Old Dutchiuwa—
3Proto-West Germaniciuwaryour, yours, of you
4Proto-Germanicizwerazyour; 2nd person plural possessive
5Proto-Germanicjūzyou
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyū́you
7Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yū́ →Every word from Proto-Germanic jūz →