Where does “si” come from?
si (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.
Ancestry of “si”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | sia | they |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sehwā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sehwǭ | seeing, sight; eyeball, pupil |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |