Where does “onse” come from?

onse (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch unsa, from Proto-Germanic unseraz, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

onse (Middle Dutch): our

Definitions

  1. our

Ancestry of “onse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchunsa—
2Proto-Germanicunserazour, ours; 1st person plural possessive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic unseraz →