Where does “iċċ” come from?

iċċ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ik, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm.

iċċ (Old English): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “iċċ”, step by step

iċċ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ik

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

via Proto-Germanic ek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicekI
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm →Every word from Proto-Germanic ik →