Where does “inc” come from?
inc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic inkwiz, from Proto-Germanic jut, from Proto-Indo-European yú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
Ancestry of “inc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | inkwiz | dative/instrumental of *jut |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jut | you two |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yú | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |