Where does “Sie” come from?

Sie (German) comes from Middle High German sie, from Old High German sie, from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

Sie (German): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “Sie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansie—
2Old High Germansie—
3Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
4Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

Words derived from “Sie”

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