Where does “id” come from?
Id comes from French ide, from Latin idus, from Swedish id, from Old High German iz, from Proto-Germanic it.
id (English): The unconscious impulsive component of the...
Definitions
- The unconscious impulsive component of the...
Ancestry of “id”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | id | it; nominative neuter of is; it; accusative... |
| 2 | German | Es | E-flat; id |
| 3 | Middle High German | ëz | it |
| 4 | Old High German | iȥ | it |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | it | it |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | it | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz |