Where does “ġyt” come from?
ġyt (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic jit, from Proto-Germanic jut, from Proto-Indo-European yú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
ġyt (Old English): you twain
Ancestry of “ġyt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | jit | you two |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jut | you two |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yú | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |