Where does “é” come from?
é (Bourguignon) comes from Old French el, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
é (Bourguignon): in the, equivalent of au
Ancestry of “é”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | el | something else |
| 2 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | aljos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |