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Where does “þú” come from?

þú (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

þú (Icelandic): you, thou

Definitions

  1. you, thou

Ancestry of “þú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþúyou
2Proto-Germanic*þū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “þú”

  • þig
  • þúnautur
  • þúa
  • þúbróðir
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