Where does “it” come from?

it (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thet, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

it (West Frisian): it; neuter singular of de

Definitions

  1. it; neuter singular of de

Ancestry of “it”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianthet—
2Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →