Where does “du” come from?

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

du (Norwegian Nynorsk): you, thou

Definitions

  1. you, thou

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 →