Where does “uzelf” come from?
uzelf (Dutch) comes from Dutch U, from Middle Dutch u, 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.
uzelf (Dutch): yourself
Ancestry of “uzelf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | U | "Second-person singular & plural, objective &... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | u | your; accusative/dative of gi |
| 3 | Old Dutch | iuwa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | iuwar | your, yours, of you |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | izweraz | your; 2nd person plural possessive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jūz | you |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yū́ | you |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |