Where does “du” come from?

du (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

du (Lower Sorbian): inflection of hyś: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of hyś: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “du”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьtito go
2Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →
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