he etymology

Middle English word he comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoy-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱe, Proto-Indo-European *ki-, and later Proto-Germanic *hiz (This.)

Detailed word origin of he

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*ḱoy- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*ḱe Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*ki- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*hiz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) This.
Old English (ang)
he Middle English (enm) He (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun).

Words with the same origin as he

Descendants of *ḱoy-
a civil eme halloo halow hamely hamme heer henne heonenen her-for here hewe hidir hire hiren hit hither hom homly homstal hoo hyo sche ȝho
Descendants of *ḱe
a- ackowen ashore burde conscience enow her imete imunde ireden ishaft mane minde schape shap y- yclept ydrad ylike ymunde ypeynted ȝare ȝea
Descendants of *ki-
bedaggen befilen beleden benethe beshinen beswiken betechen betellen betynen bewepen bi bi cause bicaren bikerven bithenchen biwenden biwitten blissen ha haile halsien helen helthe holi unhal