Where does “she” come from?

she (Middle English) comes from Middle English sche, from Old English hēo, from Germanic *hiju, from Proto-Germanic hijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

she (Middle English): Alternative form of sche

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sche

Ancestry of “she”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishscheThird-person singular feminine pronoun: she; It;...
2Old Englishhēoshe
3Germanic*hiju—
4Proto-Germanichijōshe; nominative singular feminine of *hiz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hijō →Every word from Germanic *hiju →
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