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Where does “im” come from?

im (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — the . This demonstrative was used instead of a...

im (Old Saxon): dative of sia: them

Definitions

  1. dative of sia: them

Ancestry of “im”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicīz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthe . This demonstrative was used instead of a...
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