Where does “thu” come from?

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

thu (Old Danish): thou, you

Definitions

  1. thou, you

Ancestry of “thu”, 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 →