me-

me-
I. me-1
Oblique form of the personal pronoun of the first person singular. For the nominative see eg.
1. me, myself, from Old English mē̆ (dative and accusative), from Germanic *mē̆-.
2. Possessive adjective *mei-no-.
a. mine2, my, from Old English mīn, my;
b. mynheer, from Middle Dutch mijn, my. Both a and b from Germanic *mīn-.
3. Possessive adjective *me-yo-. Madame, Monsieur, from Latin meus, mine.
4. Genitive form *me-wo. mavourneen, from Old Irish mo, my.
 
[Pokorny 1. me- 702.]
  II. me-2
In the middle of.
1. Suffixed form *me-dhi. midwife, from Old English mid, among, with, from Germanic *mid-.
2. Suffixed form *me-ta. meta-, from Greek meta, between, with, beside, after.
 
[Pokorny 2. me- 702.] See also medhyo-.

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