Where does “þú” come from?

þú (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

þú (Old Norse): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “þú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*þū
2Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “þú

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *þū