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Where does “him” come from?

him (Middle English) comes from Old English him, from Proto-Germanic himmai — dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz.

him (Middle English): Third-person singular masculine pronoun...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular masculine pronoun...

Ancestry of “him”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhimdative of hē: him; dative of hit: it; dative of...
2Proto-Germanichimmaidative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz

Words derived from “him”

  • himness
  • giamanim
  • klinim
  • kisim
  • yisim
  • wokim
  • winim
  • raitim
  • smelim
  • adresim
  • ainim
  • paitim
  • senisim
  • bukim
  • abrusim
  • em tasol
  • dramim
  • wipim
  • boilim
  • em
  • failim
  • pasim
  • tokim
  • saplaim
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