Where does “þit” come from?
þit (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse it, from Proto-Germanic jut, from Proto-Indo-European yú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
þit (Old Norse): you two
Ancestry of “þit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | it | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jut | you two |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yú | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |