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
Ancestry of “du”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | þu | thou |
| 2 | Old Norse | þú | you |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *þū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |