Where does “דיך” come from?
דיך (Yiddish) comes from Old High German dih, from Proto-Germanic þek, from Proto-Indo-European te, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
דיך (Yiddish): accusative of דו : you, thee; thigh
Definitions
- accusative of דו : you, thee; thigh
Ancestry of “דיך”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | dih | accusative singular of du; thee, thyself; you |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þek | accusative of *þū; thee, thyself |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | te | clitic accusative of *túh₂: thee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |