English word my comes from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją (Memory, remembrance.), Proto-Indo-European *(e)mey-, Proto-Indo-European *moy-, Proto-Indo-European *min-, Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ (I (first-person pronoun).), Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂om, Proto-Indo-European *me (In the middle of, near, by, around, with.), Proto-Indo-European *mei, Proto-Indo-European *-no-, Late Latin mina
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gaminþiją | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Memory, remembrance. |
| *(e)mey- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | small, little |
| *moy- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *min- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *éǵh₂ | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | I (first-person pronoun). |
| *éǵh₂om | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *me | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | In the middle of, near, by, around, with. |
| *mei | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *-no- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| mina | Late Latin (LL) | |
| *minnizô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| myne | Old French (fro) | |
| *méynos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| minni | Old Norse (non) | |
| *minniz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Less, to a smaller degree. |
| min | Old English (ang) | Mine. My Small. |
| *miz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| ᛖᚲ | Proto-Norse (gmq-pro) | I. |
| mīn | Old English (ang) | |
| minne | Middle English (enm) | |
| my | Middle English (enm) | |
| my | English (en) | Associated with me.. Belonging to me.. First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.. In the possession of me.. Related to me. |