Where does “am” come from?
am (Middle English) comes from Old English eom, from Proto-West Germanic *im.
am (Middle English): First-person singular present indicative form of...
Definitions
- First-person singular present indicative form of...
Ancestry of “am”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | eom | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *im | — |