Where does “” come from?

mī (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic miz, from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- — 1st person.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

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

Words derived from “

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