Where does “duzen” come from?

duzen (German) comes from Middle High German duzen, from Old High German *dūzzen.

duzen (German): To address informally using the pronoun du, to...

Definitions

  1. To address informally using the pronoun du, to...

Ancestry of “duzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanduzen—
2Old High German*dūzzen—

Words derived from “duzen”

Every word from Old High German *dūzzen →Every word from Middle High German duzen →