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Where does “me” come from?

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

me (Old English): me

Definitions

  1. me

Ancestry of “me”, step by step

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

Words derived from “me”

  • methinks
  • mee
  • meself
  • meseemeth
  • tiramisu
  • methinketh
  • readme
  • meness
  • meism
  • tiramisù
  • mini-me
  • fellermelad
  • tiramisú
  • mi
  • me
  • tiramisù
  • ahimè
  • tirami su
  • тирамису
  • moi
  • tiramisu
  • tiramisu
  • 提拉米蘇
  • tiramisu
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