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Where does “iuwa” come from?

iuwa (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic iuwar, from Proto-Germanic izweraz, from Proto-Germanic jūz, from Proto-Indo-European yū́, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

Ancestry of “iuwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniciuwaryour, yours, of you
2Proto-Germanicizwerazyour; 2nd person plural possessive
3Proto-Germanicjūzyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyū́you
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “iuwa”

  • uw
  • jouw
  • u
  • uwe
  • jūwa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →