Where does “te” come from?

te (Old French) comes from Latin tē, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

te (Old French): you; to you; yourself

Definitions

  1. you; to you; yourself

Ancestry of “te”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintē—
2Latintūyou (singular); thou
3Proto-Italictūyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “te”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic tū →Every word from Latin tū →