Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

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

  1. accusative/dative of gî: you; your

Ancestry of “ju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxoniuaccusative/dative of gi
2Proto-Germanicizwizaccusative/dative/instrumental of *jūz
3Proto-Germanic*jūz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
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