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Where does “Ihood” come from?

Ihood (English) comes from English I, from Old French i, from Latin hīc, from Latin heic, from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e), from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ihood (English): Alternative form of I-hood

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  1. Alternative form of I-hood

Ancestry of “Ihood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIThe speaker or writer, referred to as the...
2Old Frenchithere
3Latinhīc—
4Latinheic—
5Latinhicthis; these; this one; this ; these ones ; these...
6Proto-Italichek(e)—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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