Where does “-um” come from?
-um (Bislama) comes from English Him, from Middle English him, from Old English him, from Proto-Germanic himmai — dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz.
-um (Bislama): Indicates a transitive verb
Definitions
- Indicates a transitive verb
Ancestry of “-um”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Him | Honorific alternative letter-case form of him,... |
| 2 | Middle English | him | Third-person singular masculine pronoun... |
| 3 | Old English | him | dative of hē: him; dative of hit: it; dative of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | himmai | dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz |