Where does “þu” come from?

þu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

þu (Old English): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “þu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*þū—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þū →