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
Ancestry of “ús”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | ūs | us |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uns | accusative of *wīz; us |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |