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
- you ; thou; past participle of taire; question...
Ancestry of “tu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | tu | thou |
| 2 | Latin | tū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |