Where does “sche” come from?
sche (Middle English) comes from Old English hēo, from Germanic *hiju, from Proto-Germanic hijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
sche (Middle English): Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she; It;...
Definitions
- Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she; It;...
Ancestry of “sche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 2 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |
Words derived from “sche”