Where does “ie” come from?
ie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hīe, from Old Dutch hē, from Proto-Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...
ie (Dutch): "Third-person singular, masculine, subjective,...
Definitions
- "Third-person singular, masculine, subjective,...
Ancestry of “ie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | hi | he |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hīe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hē | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hiʀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hīz | nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these... |