Where does “mijn” come from?
mijn (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mīn, from Proto-West Germanic mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
mijn (Middle Dutch): my
Ancestry of “mijn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | mīn | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mīn | my, mine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |
Words derived from “mijn”