Where does “ju” come from?
ju (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon iu, from Proto-Germanic izwiz, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
ju (Middle Low German): accusative/dative of gî: you; your
Definitions
- accusative/dative of gî: you; your
Ancestry of “ju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | iu | accusative/dative of gi |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | izwiz | accusative/dative/instrumental of *jūz |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *jūz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |