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
Ancestry of “deg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þik | accusative singular of þú; thee |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þek | accusative of *þū; thee, thyself |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | te | clitic accusative of *túh₂: thee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |