Where does “ic” come from?

ic (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ic (Old Saxon): Alternative spelling of ik

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ik

Ancestry of “ic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*ek—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →
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