Where does “mein” come from?

mein (Middle English) comes from Old English mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

mein (Middle English): Alternative form of min; Alternative form of mayn

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of min; Alternative form of mayn

Ancestry of “mein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmīnmy, mine
2Proto-Germanic*mīn—
3Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mīnaz →