Where does “ych” come from?

ych (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ych (Vilamovian): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ych”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanichI
2Old High GermanihI
3Proto-West GermanicikI
4Proto-Germanic*ek—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →