Where does “it” come from?

it (Yola) comes from Middle English hit, from Old English hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

it (Yola): it

Definitions

Ancestry of “it”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	hit	Third-person singular neuter pronoun: it;...
2	Old English	hit	it
3	Proto-Germanic	hit	nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe-	demonstrative particle; here; this, here

Words derived from “it”

yeeit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hit →Every word from Old English hit →