Where does “wi” come from?

wi (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon wī, from Proto-West Germanic wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic wīz, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wi (Middle Low German): we; Alternative form of wê

Definitions

  1. we; Alternative form of wê

Ancestry of “wi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwīwe
2Proto-West Germanicwiʀwe
3Proto-Germanicwīzwe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “wi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīz →