Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗det
Synonym of his.
noun
The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he". · The player who chases and attempts to catch the others in this game. · A male.
pron
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA person who identifies as male, or animal already known or implied. · They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant). · It; an animal whose gender is unknown. · A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars or planets (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certain ships.
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”).
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionheenm
- Inherited-form mentionhēang
- Inherited-form mention*hiʀgmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*hizgem-pro · this, this one
- Inherited-form mention*ḱísine-pro · this
- Cognate mentionhesco · he
- Cognate mentionhefrr
- Cognate mentionhiestq · he
- Cognate mentionhyfy · he
- Cognate mentionhijnl
- Cognate mentionhergmh · he
- Cognate mentionhägmw-cfr · he
- Cognate mention*𐌷𐌹𐍃got · this
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