Where does “im” come from?

im (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

im (Old Saxon): dative of sia: them

Definitions

  1. dative of sia: them

Ancestry of “im”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ís →Every word from Proto-Germanic īz →