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.

thū (Old Saxon): thou, you singular

Definitions

  1. thou, you singular

Ancestry of “thū”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thū

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