This relates well to one of the fascinating things I realized while learning German: the fact that so many English and German words and sounds have phonetic connections, coming from their common Germanic ancestry.
For example, the letter "d" in German corresponding to "th" in English:
die/der/das -> the
drei -> three
Donner -> thunder
Ding -> thing
daher -> therefore
and, most relevant to this discussion:
du -> thou
I'm sure this connection can be better explained than I'm able to, but it was a mini-epiphany for me while studying the language.
For example, the letter "d" in German corresponding to "th" in English:
and, most relevant to this discussion: I'm sure this connection can be better explained than I'm able to, but it was a mini-epiphany for me while studying the language.