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Where does “þek” come from?

þek (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European te, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

þek (Proto-Germanic): accusative of *þū; thee, thyself

Definitions

  1. accusative of *þū; thee, thyself

Ancestry of “þek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteclitic accusative of *túh₂: thee
2Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “þek”

  • dich
  • dig
  • deg
  • þec
  • þig
  • þik
  • dih
  • דיך
  • dech
  • dich
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →