Where does “eszett” come from?

eszett (English) comes from German Eszett, from German Es, from Middle High German ëz, from Old High German iȥ, from Proto-West Germanic it, from Proto-Germanic it — nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz.

eszett (English): The character ß

Definitions

  1. The character ß

Ancestry of “eszett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEszettThe name of the Latin-script letter ß: eszett,...
2GermanEsE-flat; id
3Middle High Germanëzit
4Old High Germaniȥit
5Proto-West Germanicitit
6Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz
Every word from Proto-Germanic it →Every word from Proto-West Germanic it →Every word from Old High German iȥ →
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