Where does “vous” come from?

vous (Old French) comes from Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic wōs, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

vous (Old French): Alternative form of vos

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vos

Ancestry of “vous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōsyou, ye, you all
2Old Latinvōs—
3Proto-Italicwōsyou
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōs →Every word from Old Latin vōs →