Where does “es” come from?

es (Icelandic) 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.

es (Icelandic): E flat

Definitions

  1. E flat

Ancestry of “es”, step by step

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