Where does “it” come from?

it (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon it, from Proto-Germanic it — nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz.

it (Middle Low German): it

Definitions

  1. it

Ancestry of “it”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonitit
2Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz
Every word from Proto-Germanic itEvery word from Old Saxon it