Where does “dir” come from?

dir (Middle High German) 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.

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

Words derived from “dir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European teEvery word from Proto-Germanic þiz