Where does “IF” come from?
IF (English) comes from Middle English if, from Old English ġif, from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.
IF (English): Initialism of interactive fiction; Initialism of...
Definitions
- Initialism of interactive fiction; Initialism of...
Ancestry of “IF”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | if | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġif | if |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jabai | when, if |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ē- | then, at that time |