Where does “US” come from?

US (English) comes from Middle English us, from Old English ūs, from Proto-Germanic uns, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

US (English): Initialism of unconditioned stimulus;...

Definitions

  1. Initialism of unconditioned stimulus;...

Ancestry of “US”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishusFirst-person plural accusative pronoun: us;...
2Old Englishūsus
3Proto-Germanicunsaccusative of *wīz; us
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sméus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “US

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂
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