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du.

thou, you (2nd person singular subject pronoun, informal)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

pron[ˈd̥u][d̥u]
  1. thou, you (2nd person singular subject pronoun, informal)

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish thu, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”). Cognate with English thou, Latin tū, Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam), Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tūm), Russian ты (ty).

verb[ˈd̥uːˀ]
  1. be good

  2. be fit

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish dughæ, from Old Norse duga, from Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful”), cognate with Swedish duga, German taugen, Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dugan).

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