Where does “dir” come from?

dir (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *þiʀ, from Proto-Germanic þiz, from Proto-Indo-European te, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

Ancestry of “dir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þiʀ—
2Proto-Germanicþizdative/instrumental of *þū
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteclitic accusative of *túh₂: thee
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “dir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European te →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiz →