Where does “myn” come from?

myn (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian mīn, from Proto-West Germanic mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

myn (West Frisian): my

Definitions

  1. my

Ancestry of “myn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmīnmy
2Proto-West Germanicmīnmy, mine
3Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
5Proto-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 →