Where does “je” come from?

je (Middle French) comes from Old French je, from Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

je (Middle French): Alternative form of ie

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ie

Ancestry of “je”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchjeI
2Vulgar LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
3LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
4Proto-ItalicegōI
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “je

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Italic egōEvery word from Latin egō