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

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
2Old Englishīsice
3Proto-West Germanicīsice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “is”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic īs →