Where does “Über-Ich” come from?

Über-Ich (German) comes 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.

Über-Ich (German): superego

Definitions

  1. superego

Ancestry of “Über-Ich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Über-Ich”

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