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Where does “ik” come from?

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

ik (Old Dutch): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West GermanicikI
2Proto-Germanic*ek—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “ik”

  • ik
  • ic
  • ek
  • äk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →