Re: USAGE: 2nd pers. pron. for God
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 12, 2002, 22:57 |
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daniel andreasson wrote:
> I guess, English |you|).
"You" is derived from the accusative (?) plural 2nd person pronoun in
Old English, _eow_, which became /jo:/, IIRC, in Middle English, and
thence, via the Great Vowel Shift, /ju:/
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