Where does “vosotros” come from?

vosotros (Spanish) comes from Latin otros, from Norwegian Nynorsk os, from Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

vosotros (Spanish): you; second person masculine plural personal...

Definitions

  1. you; second person masculine plural personal...

Ancestry of “vosotros”, step by step

vosotros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin otros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinotros—
2Norwegian Nynorskosan outlet, estuary, river mouth (where a river runs out of a lake, or enters a lake or the ocean)
3Old Norseóssmouth
4Proto-Germanicansuzdeity, god; name of the A-rune
5Old High Germanhelmhelmet
6Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
7Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
8Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Spanish vós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishvósObsolete spelling of vos
2Latinvōsyou, ye, you all
3Old Latinvōs—
4Proto-Italicwōsyou
5Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

Words derived from “vosotros”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →