Where does “me” come from?

me (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Norwegian mið, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

me (Norwegian Nynorsk): we

Definitions

  1. we

Ancestry of “me”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Norwegianmið—
2Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
3Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
4Proto-Germanic*wet—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →