English word ya comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-weh₂-, Proto-Germanic *izwiz, Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂, Proto-Indo-European *yū́ (You (plural).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *h₁eyH-weh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *izwiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *h₁eyHweh₂ | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *yū́ | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | You (plural). |
| *iwwiz | West Germanic (gmw) | |
| *iwwiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *jūz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | You (plural). |
| *īhwaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Name of the I-rune. Yew. |
| eow | Old English (ang) | You: accusative/dative plural form of þū. |
| ġē | Old English (ang) | |
| yo, io, ȝo, yeo, yaw | Middle English (enm) | |
| īw | Old English (ang) | |
| ȝow | Middle English (enm) | |
| you | English (en) | (transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal. The individual or group spoken or written to.. Used before epithets for emphasis. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object). [from 16th c.]. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as [...] |
| ya | English (en) |