Where does “dich” come from?

dich (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German dich, from Old High German dih, from Proto-Germanic þek, from Proto-Indo-European te, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

dich (Hunsrik): stressed and unstressed accusative of du: you (direct object), thee

Definitions

  1. stressed and unstressed accusative of du: you (direct object), thee

Ancestry of “dich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandich—
2Old High Germandihaccusative singular of du; thee, thyself; you
3Proto-Germanicþekaccusative of *þū; thee, thyself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteclitic accusative of *túh₂: thee
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European te →Every word from Proto-Germanic þek →