Where does “eis” come from?
eis (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German uns, from Proto-Germanic uns, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
eis (Luxembourgish): first-person plural, accusative: us; first-person...
Definitions
- first-person plural, accusative: us; first-person...
Ancestry of “eis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | uns | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uns | accusative of *wīz; us |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |