Where does “es” come from?
Es derives from English e combined with the English possessive suffix -'s, which comes from Middle English -s, from Old French -esse, tracing back through multiple Proto-Indo-European nominal suffixes -es, -iskos, and -ēs.
es (English): Alternative form of ess in compounds such as...
Definitions
- Alternative form of ess in compounds such as...
Ancestry of “es”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 2 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -as | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |