Where does “je” come from?

je (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

je (Old French): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “je”, step by step

je traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin eo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
2LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
3Proto-ItalicegōI
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Late Latin eo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latineo—
2Classical Latinegō̆—

Words derived from “je”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →