Where does “sie” come from?

sie (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

Ancestry of “sie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

Words derived from “sie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ís →Every word from Proto-Germanic īz →