Where does “ihme” come from?

ihme (German) comes from German ihm, 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.

ihme (German): Obsolete form of ihm

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of ihm

Ancestry of “ihme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanihmhim, to him indirect object; for him in some cases
2Middle High Germanhim—
3Old High Germanhimo—
4Proto-West Germanic*himmā—
5Proto-Germanichimmaidative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz
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