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Where does “tu” come from?

tu (French) comes from Old French tu, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

tu (French): you ; thou; past participle of taire; question...

Definitions

  1. you ; thou; past participle of taire; question...

Ancestry of “tu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtuthou
2Latintū—
3Proto-Italictūyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “tu”

  • tutoyer
  • tutoy
  • tutoyer
  • tutoiement
  • tutoyeren
  • tu
  • tomem
  • to
  • to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →