Where does “du” come from?

du (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

du (Norwegian Bokmål): thou, you

Definitions

  1. thou, you

Ancestry of “du”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþúyou
2Proto-Germanic*þū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þū →Every word from Old Norse þú →