Where does “tit” come from?

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

tit (Faroese): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “tit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþityou two
2Old Norseitsecond-person dual pronoun; you two
3Proto-Germanicjutyou two
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyú—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yú →Every word from Proto-Germanic jut →