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== "You" origins == | |||
* Old English origin of "you" | |||
** from Old English "''thou''" (dative and accusative cases) | |||
** or "''ye''" (objective case) | |||
* [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] origin of "you" | |||
** second person singular: '''*tege-''' (from which "''thou''" and "''tu''" are derived) | |||
** second person plural: '''*yu''' | |||
* transition from "thee" to "you" | |||
** in Middle English, the second person plural form merged with the singular | |||
*** 2nd person plural was original used for both plural "you" and out of respect to a superior "(thy") | |||
*** 2nd person plural came to be used to show equal status, thus as a courtesy | |||
== Cases of "you" origins == | |||
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