Where does “du” come from?

du (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þu, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

du (Swedish): you; thou

Definitions

  1. you; thou

Ancestry of “du”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþuthou
2Old Norseþúyou
3Proto-Germanic*þū—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “du”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þū →Every word from Old Norse þú →