German Etymology
German Etymology:
Proto-West-Germanic: *ik is generated to German: ich
Proto-West-Germanic: *þū is generated to German: du
Proto-West-Germanic: *wiʀ is generated to German: wir
Proto-West-Germanic: *jiʀ is generated to German: ihr
Proto-West-Germanic: *-ī- is generated to German: -ei-
For example, Proto-West-Germanic:*līb, German: Leib.
Also, Proto-West-Germanic *wīb is generated to German: Weib.
Proto-West-Germanic: *-ū- , German: -au-
For example, Proto-West-Germanic: *hūs, German: Haus.
Thus, German Pronoun mein, dein is from Proto-West-Germanic *mīn, *þīn.
Reference:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/m%C4%ABn
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/%C3%BE%C4%ABn
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/w%C4%ABb
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/h%C5%ABs
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/ik
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