Where does “shis” come from?
shis (English) comes from English His, from Middle English hes, from Old English his, from Proto-Germanic hes, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
shis (English): Belonging to them; their
Definitions
- Belonging to them; their
Ancestry of “shis”, step by step
shis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English His
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | His | Honorific alternative letter-case form of his,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hes | Alternative form of his; Alternative form of heo |
| 3 | Old English | his | genitive of hē: his; genitive of hit: its; his;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hes | genitive singular masculine/neuter of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English she
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | she | The female person or animal previously mentioned... |
| 2 | Middle English | sche | Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she; It;... |
| 3 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 4 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |