Where does “us” come from?
Us derives from Middle English us, Old English ūs, Proto-Germanic uns, and Proto-Indo-European ne- and éǵh₂, tracing back to ancient roots for the first-person plural pronoun.
us (English): Me and at least one other person; the objective...
Definitions
- Me and at least one other person; the objective...
Ancestry of “us”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | us | First-person plural accusative pronoun: us;... |
| 2 | Old English | ūs | us |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uns | accusative of *wīz; us |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |