Where does “iuwar” come from?

iuwar (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic iuwar, from Proto-Germanic izweraz, from Proto-Germanic jūz, from Proto-Indo-European yū́, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

iuwar (Old Saxon): yours

Definitions

  1. yours

Ancestry of “iuwar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniciuwaryour, yours, of you
2Proto-Germanicizwerazyour; 2nd person plural possessive
3Proto-Germanicjūzyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyū́you
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yū́ →Every word from Proto-Germanic jūz →
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