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Where does “tou” come from?

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

tou (Middle English): Alternative form of þou

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þou

Ancestry of “tou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþū—
2Proto-West Germanicþūyou
3Proto-Germanic*þū—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “tou”

  • thou
  • tough
  • toughen
  • toughie
  • toughminded
  • toughish
  • toughmindedness
  • toughener
  • supertough
  • untough
  • thouest
  • ultratough
  • toughmindedly
  • thous
  • toughenable
  • tuffare
  • tuff
  • tu
  • töff
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