Where does “te” come from?

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

te (Middle English): Alternative form of þe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þe

Ancestry of “te”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishteto
2Latintē—
3Latintūyou (singular); thou
4Proto-Italictūyou
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic tū →Every word from Latin tū →