Where does “mine” come from?

mine (Scots) comes from Middle English min, from Old English mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

mine (Scots): my used before a vowel and h

Definitions

  1. my used before a vowel and h

Ancestry of “mine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishminFirst-person singular genitive determiner: my;...
2Old Englishmīnmy, mine
3Proto-Germanic*mīn—
4Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mīnaz →