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Where does “iuwar” come from?

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

iuwar (Proto-West Germanic): your, yours, of you

Definitions

  1. your, yours, of you

Ancestry of “iuwar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicizwerazyour; 2nd person plural possessive
2Proto-Germanicjūzyou
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyū́you
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “iuwar”

  • euer
  • eower
  • iuwar
  • iuwer
  • iuwar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →