Where does “je” come from?

je (French) comes from Middle French je, from Old French je, from Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

je (French): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “je”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchjeAlternative form of ie
2Old FrenchjeI
3Vulgar LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
4LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
5Proto-ItalicegōI
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “je

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Italic egōEvery word from Latin egō