Where does “mīn” come from?
mīn (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
Ancestry of “mīn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | mīn | my, mine |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |