Where does “gee” come from?

gee (Manx) comes from Manx ee, from Old Irish sí, from Proto-Celtic sī, from Proto-Indo-European sih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

gee (Manx): present participle of ee

Definitions

  1. present participle of ee

Ancestry of “gee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxeeshe; her; it
2Old Irishsíshe; it; Alternative spelling of síi
3Proto-Celticsīshe
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 →