Where does “Sie” come from?

Sie (Bavarian) comes from German Sie, from Middle High German sie, from Old High German sie, from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

Sie (Bavarian): you formal

Definitions

  1. you formal

Ancestry of “Sie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSieyou
2Middle High Germansie—
3Old High Germansie—
4Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ís →Every word from Proto-Germanic īz →Every word from Old High German sie →