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Where does “jit” come from?

jit (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic jut, from Proto-Indo-European yú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

jit (Proto-West Germanic): you two

Definitions

  1. you two

Ancestry of “jit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjutyou two
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyú—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “jit”

  • geit
  • inker
  • inc
  • ȝet
  • hunke
  • ȝit
  • ġyt
  • incer
  • ġit
  • inc
  • git
  • iet
  • git
  • jat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →