English word origin

Etymology of ich

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.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

pron

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Relationships mentioned by the source

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Inherited-form mentionichenm
Inherited-form mentioniċang
Inherited-form mention*ikgmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*ikgem-pro
Inherited-form mention*eǵh₂ómine-pro · I

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by ciliates of genus Ichthyophthirius.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of ichthyophthiriasis.

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