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Where does “him” come from?

him (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic himmai — dative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz.

him (Old English): dative of hē: him; dative of hit: it; dative of...

Definitions

  1. dative of hē: him; dative of hit: it; dative of...

Ancestry of “him”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichimmaidative singular masculine/neuter of *hiz

Words derived from “him”

  • himness
  • him
  • giamanim
  • klinim
  • kisim
  • yisim
  • wokim
  • winim
  • raitim
  • smelim
  • adresim
  • ainim
  • paitim
  • senisim
  • bukim
  • abrusim
  • em tasol
  • dramim
  • wipim
  • boilim
  • em
  • failim
  • pasim
  • tokim
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