Where does “þē” come from?
þē (Old English) comes from Old English sē, from Proto-Germanic siz, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
þē (Old English): you, thee; the, that
Ancestry of “þē”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sē | he, that; that, that one, he |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | siz | dative/instrumental of *se- |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sek | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swe- | self |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |