Where does “mij” come from?
mij (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mi, from Old Dutch mī, from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic miz, from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- — 1st person.
mij (Dutch): objective form of ik : me
Definitions
- objective form of ik : me
Ancestry of “mij”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | mi | accusative/dative of ic |
| 2 | Old Dutch | mī | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *miʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | miz | dative/instrumental of *ek |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (e)me- | 1st person |