Where does “” come from?

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

(Middle High German): you thou, singular familiar

Definitions

  1. you thou, singular familiar

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanthou, you second-person singular pronoun
2Proto-West Germanicþūyou
3Proto-Germanic*þū
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “

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