Where does “ik” come from?

ik (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German ik, from Old Saxon ik, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ik (German Low German): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low GermanikI
2Old SaxonikI
3Proto-West GermanicikI
4Proto-Germanic*ek—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →