Where does “þu” come from?
þu (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
þu (Old Swedish): thou
Ancestry of “þu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þú | you |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *þū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |