Where does “wi” come from?
wi (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wī, from Proto-West Germanic wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic wīz, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
wi (North Frisian): we
Ancestry of “wi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | wī | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wiʀ | we |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīz | we |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |