Where does “em” come from?

em (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic immi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

em (Old Norse): I am, first-person of vera

Definitions

  1. I am, first-person of vera

Ancestry of “em”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicimmifirst-person singular present active indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “em

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmiEvery word from Proto-Germanic immi