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

Definitions

  1. she; it; they; them

Ancestry of “sie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansiu—
2Proto-West Germanicsīshe, it
3Proto-Germanicsī—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansih₂she
5Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sih₂ →