Where does “Du” come from?

Du (German) comes 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.

Du (German): Alternative letter-case form of du; literally:...

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of du; literally:...

Ancestry of “Du”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandūyou thou, singular familiar
2Old High Germandūthou, you second-person singular pronoun
3Proto-West Germanicþūyou
4Proto-Germanic*þū—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “Du”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →