Where does “þú” come from?
þú (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
þú (Old Norse): you
Ancestry of “þú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *þū | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |