wi

Middle Low German

/wiː/, /wiə/

pronoun
Definitions
  • (personal) we

Etymology

Inherited from Old Saxon wī inherited from *wiʀ inherited from Proto-Germanic *wiz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wiz

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • *wéy- Proto-Indo-European
  • *wiz Proto-Germanic
  • *wīz Proto-Germanic
  • we Old English
  • wir Old High German
  • *wiʀ gmw-pro
  • wī Old Saxon
  • wī Old Frisian
  • wi German Low German
  • wie Plautdietsch