Where does “estre” come from?

estre (French) comes from French être, from Old French estre, from Late Latin essere, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

estre (French): Archaic spelling of être

Definitions

  1. Archaic spelling of être

Ancestry of “estre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchêtreto be; "Used to form the perfect and pluperfect...
2Old Frenchestreto be
3Late Latinessere—
4Latinsūmto be, exist
5Proto-Italicezomto be
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →