Where does “mich” come from?
mich (German) comes from Middle High German mich, from Old High German mih, from Proto-Germanic mek, from Proto-Indo-European mé.
mich (German): accusative of ich: me
Ancestry of “mich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | mich | me: accusative singular of ich |
| 2 | Old High German | mih | me accusative singular of ih |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mek | me; accusative of *ek |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |