Where does “ik” come from?

ik (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ik, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ik (North Frisian): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrisianikI
2Proto-West GermanicikI
3Proto-Germanic*ek—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →