Etymology Explorer › Middle English

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

Words derived from “ic”

  • I'm
  • I'll
  • Ihood
  • I-hood
  • I-ness
  • I-ship
  • amirite
  • i
  • I
  • ai
  • I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →