Where does “” come from?

mē (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic maiz, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaizmore, to a greater degree
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic maiz