Where does “ið” come from?

ið (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse it, from Proto-Germanic jut, from Proto-Indo-European yú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

ið (Elfdalian): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “ið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseitsecond-person dual pronoun; you two
2Proto-Germanicjutyou two
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyú—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yú →Every word from Proto-Germanic jut →