Where does “é” come from?
é (Irish) comes from Old Irish é, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.
é (Irish): he, him; it
Ancestry of “é”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | é | he; it; they |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |