Where does “es” come from?

es (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch essche, from Old Dutch aska, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

es (Dutch): ash, ash tree, "Fraxinus excelsior"; ash, any...

Definitions

  1. ash, ash tree, "Fraxinus excelsior"; ash, any...

Ancestry of “es”, step by step

es traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch essche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchessche—
2Old Dutchaska—
3Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
4Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Dutch eens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheensonce, one time; sometime, at an unspecified time;...
2Middle Dutcheens—
3Old Dutchēnis—

Words derived from “es”

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