Where does “mei” come from?

mei (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian mith, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mei (West Frisian): with

Definitions

  1. with

Ancestry of “mei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmithwith
2Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with
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