Where does “” come from?

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

(Old English): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic ik

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

via Proto-Germanic ik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicikAlternative form of *ek; I
2Proto-Indo-European*eǵh₂óm

via Germanic *ik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*ik

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *ekEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ik