Where does “wiʀ” come from?
wiʀ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wīz, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
wiʀ (Proto-West Germanic): we
Ancestry of “wiʀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wīz | we |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |