Where does “þe” come from?

þe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þiz, from Proto-Indo-European te, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

þe (Old English): that, who, which; accusative/dative of þū: thee,...

Definitions

  1. that, who, which; accusative/dative of þū: thee,...

Ancestry of “þe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþizdative/instrumental of *þū
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteclitic accusative of *túh₂: thee
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “þe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European te →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiz →
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