Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular or plural: herself, himself, itself, oneself, themselves (in both dative and accusative) · Reciprocal pronoun of the third person plural: each other (in both dative and accusative)
eş: einander
köken: From Middle High German sich, from Old High German sih, from Proto-Germanic *sek. Compare Yiddish זיך (zikh), Dutch zich. Unrelated to sicher. This pronoun was originally restricted to the accusative case, while simple personal pronouns were used in the dative. Dative use of sich in Middle High German was restricted to northern dialects of Central German. In Early Modern German, a rare dative sir…
köken: Lexicalization of mag (“body”) + -a (possessive suffix). This original meaning of the root word cannot be found in Hungarian, but it is attested in related languages.
Reflexive pronoun for all persons and numbers: itself, himself, herself, oneself, themselves, myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves. · Reflexive pronoun for the third person only: itself, himself, herself, oneself, themselves.
köken: From Middle High German sich, from Old High German sih, from Proto-Germanic *sik, which see for cognates. Some German dialects use sich as a general reflexive of the plural. This usage clearly started out from the Middle High German accusative variant unsich (“us, ourselves”), as it is more widespread for the 1st person plural than the 2nd person. However, no dialect seems to allow sich for the…