Where does “id” come from?

id (New Latin) comes from German Es, from Middle High German ëz, from Old High German iȥ, from Proto-West Germanic it, from Proto-Germanic it — nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz.

id (New Latin): it; nominative neuter of is; it; accusative...

Definitions

  1. it; nominative neuter of is; it; accusative...

Ancestry of “id”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEsE-flat; id
2Middle High Germanëzit
3Old High Germaniȥit
4Proto-West Germanicitit
5Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz

Words derived from “id”

Every word from Proto-Germanic it →Every word from Proto-West Germanic it →Every word from Old High German iȥ →