Where does “sy” come from?

sy (West Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

sy (West Frisian): she; they

Definitions

  1. she; they

Ancestry of “sy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ís →Every word from Proto-Germanic īz →
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