Where does “דו” come from?

דו (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German dū, from Old High German dū, from Proto-West Germanic þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

דו (Yiddish): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “דו”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandūyou thou, singular familiar
2Old High Germandūthou, you second-person singular pronoun
3Proto-West Germanicþūyou
4Proto-Germanic*þū—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þū →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þū →