Where does “sie” come from?

sie (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sie, from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

Ancestry of “sie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansie—
2Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
3Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

Words derived from “sie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ís →