Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “thū” come from?

thū (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

Ancestry of “thū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþūyou
2Proto-Germanic*þū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “thū”

  • du
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →