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ich.

I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

pron/ɪç/[ʔɪç]
  1. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)

    Morgen gehe ich zur Schule.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂ Proto-Indo-European *e- Proto-Indo-European *-m ? Proto-Indo-European *-óm Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm Proto-Germanic *eka Proto-Germanic *ek Proto-West Germanic *ik Old High German ih Middle High German ich German ich From Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, *ik, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm.

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