gij

Betekenis (English)

1. (colloquial, dialectal) you
2. (archaic, literary) thou, ye

Synonyms

jij

u

jullie

gulder

ge

je

gijlie

U

jullie u

gijlieden

gijle

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɣɛi̯/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: gi

Inherited from Old Dutch: gī

Cognate with Nedersaksisch: ji

Cognate with Engels: ye

Cognate with Duits: ihr

In summary

From Middle Dutch gī, ghi, from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jīz, Northwest Germanic variant of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Doublet of jij.
Compare also Low German ji, jie, English ye, German ihr.