Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “dū” come from?

dū (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

Ancestry of “dū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþūyou
2Proto-Germanic*þū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “dū”

  • duzen
  • du
  • Du
  • dutzen
  • duo
  • du
  • duzen
  • dū
  • דו
  • dunn
  • du
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →