Where does “ICH” come from?

ICH (English) comes from English ichthyophthiriasis, from English Ichthyophthirius, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ICH (English): Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...

Definitions

  1. Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...

Ancestry of “ICH”, step by step

ICH traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ichthyophthiriasis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishichthyophthiriasisA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused...
2EnglishIchthyophthirius
3Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
4Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
5Proto-Hellenicayyetós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via German Ich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
2Middle High GermanichI
3Old High GermanihI
4Proto-West GermanicikI
5Proto-Germanic*ek
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Middle English ich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishichAlternative form of I; I
2Old EnglishI
3Germanic*ik

Words derived from “ICH

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis