Where does “deg” come from?

deg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þik, from Proto-Germanic þek, from Proto-Indo-European te, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

deg (Norwegian Nynorsk): objective case of du

Definitions

  1. objective case of du

Ancestry of “deg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþikaccusative singular of þú; thee
2Proto-Germanicþekaccusative of *þū; thee, thyself
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteclitic accusative of *túh₂: thee
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European te →Every word from Proto-Germanic þek →