Where does “us” come from?

us (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German uz, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

us (Central Franconian): out of, from

Definitions

  1. out of, from

Ancestry of “us”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanuz—
2Old High Germanūzout
3Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →