Where does “sie” come from?
sie (German) comes from Old High German siu, from Proto-West Germanic sī, from Proto-Germanic sī, from Proto-Indo-European sih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
sie (German): she; it; they; them
Ancestry of “sie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | siu | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sī | she, it |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sih₂ | she |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |