English
Ich
Ich comes from German Ich ‘ego’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentIch‘ego’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Germanc. 1650–presentIch‘ego’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from German Ich
Today it means
name literal transcription of Freud’s German-language psychological term “Ich”, more often termed ego in English. See ego.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Ich / Ich