Etymology

ch

C3H4
Old English iċ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromiċ“I”
  2. English todaych

Apheretic form of ich or utch, ultimately from Old English iċ (“I”). Compare Dutch 'k, an apheretic variant of ik (“I”). More at ich, I.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishiċ all →

iichutchy

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.