ich

ich · pronoun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*eǵh₂óm“I”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*ik
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*ik
4. Old English · inherited fromiċ
5. Middle English · inherited fromich
6. English todayich

From Middle English ich, from Old English iċ, iċċ (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ik, *ek (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm (“I”). See also ch-, I.

ich · noun²

Clipping of ichthyophthiriasis.

Ich · proper noun³

1. German · borrowed fromIch
2. English todayIch

From German Ich. Doublet of ego, I, and ich.

Words from the same roots