Where does “ess” come from?
ess (English) comes from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.
ess (English): The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
Definitions
- The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
Ancestry of “ess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |