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

  1. Indicates a transitive verb

Ancestry of “-um”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHimHonorific alternative letter-case form of him,...
2Middle EnglishhimThird-person singular masculine pronoun...
3Old Englishhimdative of hē: him; dative of hit: it; dative of...
4Proto-Germanichimmaidative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz
Every word from Proto-Germanic himmai →Every word from Old English him →Every word from Middle English him →