he

he · pronoun, determiner, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*ḱís“this”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hiz“this, this one”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hiʀ
4. Old English · inherited fromhē
5. Middle English · inherited fromhe
6. English todayhe

From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”). Cognate with Scots he (“he”), North Frisian he, hi (“he”), Saterland Frisian hie (“he”), West Frisian hy (“he”), Dutch hij, ie (“he”), German Low German he (“he”), Middle High German her (“he”) Central Franconian hä (“he”), Gothic *𐌷𐌹𐍃 (*his, “this”).

he · noun²

Transliteration of various Semitic letters, such as Phoenician 𐤄 (h), Hebrew ה (h), Classical Syriac ܗ (h, “hē”), and Old South Arabian 𐩠 (h).

He · pronoun³

From he (“pronoun”).

He · proper noun⁴

From several Chinese surnames, especially 何 (Hé) and 賀／贺 (Hè).

He · proper noun⁵

1. Mandarin · borrowed from和
2. English todayHe

From Mandarin 和.

Words from the same roots