English word gotcha 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 [...] |
| gotcha | English (en) | (colloquial) A potential problem or source of trouble.. (colloquial) An instance of accomplishing a tricky idea or overcoming a difficult obstacle.. (colloquial) An instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception.. (computing) a feature of a system or a program that works in the way it is documented but is counter-intuitive [...] |