Where does “tē” come from?

tē (Latin) comes from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

Ancestry of “tē”, step by step

tē traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintūyou (singular); thou
2Proto-Italictūyou
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Proto-Italic *tē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*tē—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantwé—

via Proto-Indo-European te

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteclitic accusative of *túh₂: thee

Words derived from “tē”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic tū →Every word from Latin tū →