Where does “mir” come from?

mir (Middle High German) comes from Old High German mir, from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic miz, from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- — 1st person.

mir (Middle High German): me: dative singular of ich

Definitions

  1. me: dative singular of ich

Ancestry of “mir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmirme
2Proto-West Germanic*miʀ—
3Proto-Germanicmizdative/instrumental of *ek
4Proto-Indo-European(e)me-1st person

Words derived from “mir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ →