Where does “sī” come from?

sī (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sia, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwā, from Proto-Germanic sehwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sī (Middle Dutch): she

Definitions

  1. she

Ancestry of “sī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsiathey
2Proto-West Germanic*sehwāseeing, sight
3Proto-Germanicsehwǭseeing, sight; eyeball, pupil
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sehwā →