Where does “ich” come from?

ich (Limburgish) comes from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ich (Limburgish): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanihI
2Proto-West GermanicikI
3Proto-Germanic*ek—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “ich”

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