Where does “mi” come from?

mi (Low German) comes from Middle Low German mî, from Old Saxon mī, from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic miz, from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- — 1st person.

mi (Low German): me

Definitions

  1. me

Ancestry of “mi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmîme
2Old Saxonmī—
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 →