Where does “du” come from?

du (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thū, from Proto-West Germanic þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

du (Middle Dutch): thou, you

Definitions

  1. thou, you

Ancestry of “du”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthūthou, you singular
2Proto-West Germanicþūyou
3Proto-Germanic*þū
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “du

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *þūEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þū
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