Where does “super-ego” come from?

super-ego (English) comes from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

super-ego (English): Alternative spelling of superego

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of superego

Ancestry of “super-ego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
2GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
3Middle High GermanichI
4Old High GermanihI
5Proto-West GermanicikI
6Proto-Germanic*ek—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “super-ego”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →