Where does “dir” come from?

dir (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German dir, from Proto-West Germanic *þiʀ, from Proto-Germanic þiz, from Proto-Indo-European te, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

dir (Luxembourgish): "second-person singular, dative": you; thee;...

Definitions

  1. "second-person singular, dative": you; thee;...

Ancestry of “dir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandir—
2Proto-West Germanic*þiʀ—
3Proto-Germanicþizdative/instrumental of *þū
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 þiz →
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