Where does “*ik” come from?

*ik (Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “*ik”, step by step

*ik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *ek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*ek—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*eǵh₂óm—

Words derived from “*ik”

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