Where does “ihm” come from?

ihm (German) comes from Middle High German him, from Old High German himo, from Proto-West Germanic *himmā, from Proto-Germanic himmai — dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz.

ihm (German): him, to him indirect object; for him in some cases

Definitions

  1. him, to him indirect object; for him in some cases

Ancestry of “ihm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhim—
2Old High Germanhimo—
3Proto-West Germanic*himmā—
4Proto-Germanichimmaidative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz

Words derived from “ihm”

Every word from Proto-Germanic himmai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *himmā →Every word from Old High German himo →