Where does “ic” come from?

ic (Middle English) comes from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ic (Middle English): Alternative form of I

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of I

Ancestry of “ic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishiċI
2Proto-West GermanicikI
3Proto-Germanic*ek—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →