Where does “hai” come from?

hai (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch hij, from Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hīe, from Old Dutch hē, from Proto-Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

hai (Jersey Dutch): he

Definitions

  1. he

Ancestry of “hai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhij"Third-person singular, masculine, subjective:"...
2Middle Dutchhihe
3Old Dutchhīehe
4Old Dutchhē—
5Proto-Germanic*hiʀ—
6Proto-Germanichīznominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...
Every word from Proto-Germanic hīz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hiʀ →Every word from Old Dutch hē →