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Where does “teg” come from?

teg (Faroese) comes from Faroese tú, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

teg (Faroese): accusative singular of tú

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of tú

Ancestry of “teg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetúyou, thou
2Old Norseþúyou
3Proto-Germanic*þū—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
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