Where does “Eszett” come from?

Eszett (German) comes 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 (German): The name of the Latin-script letter ß: eszett,...

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter ß: eszett,...

Ancestry of “Eszett”, step by step

Eszett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Es

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEsE-flat; id
2Middle High Germanëzit
3Old High Germaniȥit
4Proto-West Germanicitit
5Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz

via German Zett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZettzee (US), zed (Commonwealth) (the letter Z)
2Latinzēta—
3Ancient Greekζῆταzeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the...
4Phoenician𐤆this
5Egyptian?—

Words derived from “Eszett”

Every word from Proto-Germanic it →Every word from Proto-West Germanic it →Every word from Old High German iȥ →