Where does “-e” come from?

-e (German) comes from German Du, from Middle High German dū, from Old High German dū, from Proto-West Germanic þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

-e (German): stark + API → Stärke; used to form the plural of...

Definitions

  1. stark + API → Stärke; used to form the plural of...

Ancestry of “-e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDuAlternative letter-case form of du; literally:...
2Middle High Germandūyou thou, singular familiar
3Old High Germandūthou, you second-person singular pronoun
4Proto-West Germanicþūyou
5Proto-Germanic*þū—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “-e”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þū →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þū →
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