Where does “Ich” come from?

Ich (German) comes 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.

Ich (German): ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc

Definitions

  1. ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc

Ancestry of “Ich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanichI
2Old High GermanihI
3Proto-West GermanicikI
4Proto-Germanic*ek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “Ich

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂
Ich — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer