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Hello!
I would like to know, why the word "thy" disappeared, and how a singular "thy" had been chanded into the "you" in English language?
TIA, Best regards,

I don't even know how to pronounce it. ))..

it's not only thy but also thou, thee , hath , thine and others i don't remember. they are archiac words

why the word "thy" disappeared, and how a singular "thy" had been chanded into the "you" in English language?

i wonder why

I saw these forms when I took a Shakespeare's poem. Now I am trying to get an information why a singular form diappeared, in my language it is using nowadays, and in many other languages too.
When I asked my question I received a link, here it is: http://etymonline.com/columns/do-be-thee.htm , at the end of the page there is an information about such forms.

Regards!

yes, old english literature was full of these archiac forms, they were used in talking to kings and queens, or when praying to god.
i think that most languages changed by time. and there were several factors that enhanced these changes through time such as the cultural interaction between two different nations or more.
this kind of interaction adds, ommits and creates words and notions in any language.

Hello!
Here is another link, I have just found:
http://www.alt-usage-english.org/pronoun_paradigms.html

Vega wrote:I don't even know how to pronounce it. ))..

TH and AI. DAI.

Thy is the adjective form of "YOU". And "Thy" is an old English word that means "your" in the second person singular.