Where does “ek” come from?

ek (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ek (Proto-Germanic): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ek”, step by step

ek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Proto-Indo-European egom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanegomI

via Proto-Indo-European me

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “ek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂