Where does “mir” come from?

mir (German) comes from Middle High German mir, from Old High German mir, from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic miz, from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- — 1st person.

mir (German): dative of ich: me, to me; Alternative form of wir

Definitions

  1. dative of ich: me, to me; Alternative form of wir

Ancestry of “mir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmirme: dative singular of ich
2Old High Germanmirme
3Proto-West Germanic*miʀ—
4Proto-Germanicmizdative/instrumental of *ek
5Proto-Indo-European(e)me-1st person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ →