Where does “thouȝ” come from?

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

thouȝ (Middle English): Alternative form of þou

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þou

Ancestry of “thouȝ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþūyou, thou (nominative singular)
2Proto-West Germanicþūyou
3Proto-Germanic*þū—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þū →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þū →