Where does “ek” come from?
ek (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
ek (Proto-Germanic): I
Definitions
- I
Ancestry of “ek”, step by step
ek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Proto-Indo-European egom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | egom | I |
via Proto-Indo-European me
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |