Where does “iuwer” come from?

iuwer (Middle High German) comes from Old High German iuwar, from Proto-Germanic izweraz, from Proto-Germanic jūz, from Proto-Indo-European yū́, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

Ancestry of “iuwer”, step by step

iuwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German iuwar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaniuwaryour
2Proto-Germanicizwerazyour; 2nd person plural possessive
3Proto-Germanicjūzyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyū́you
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Old Norse júr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejúrudder
2Proto-Germaniceudarą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ówHdʰr̥udder

Words derived from “iuwer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yū́ →Every word from Proto-Germanic jūz →