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Where does “ús” come from?

ús (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ūs, from Proto-Germanic uns, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ús (West Frisian): our; my; object of wy

Definitions

  1. our; my; object of wy

Ancestry of “ús”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianūsus
2Proto-Germanicunsaccusative of *wīz; us
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sméus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
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