Where does “myne” come from?

myne (Middle English) comes from Middle English min, 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.

myne (Middle English): Alternative form of min

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of min

Ancestry of “myne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishminFirst-person singular genitive determiner: my;...
2Old Englishmīnmy, mine
3Proto-Germanic*mīn—
4Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
6Proto-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 →
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