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Where does “sie” come from?

sie (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — the . This demonstrative was used instead of a...

Ancestry of “sie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicīz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthe . This demonstrative was used instead of a...
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