Where does “is” come from?
The English verb is derives from Latin sum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-, meaning to exist or be.
is (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “is”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 2 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |