Where does “[[siu]], [[si]]” come from?
[[siu]], [[si]] (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic [[*si(j)u]], [[*sī]], from Proto-Germanic sī, from Proto-Indo-European sih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Ancestry of “[[siu]], [[si]]”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | [[*si(j)u]], [[*sī]] | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sih₂ | she |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |