Where does “ed” come from?

ed (Ido) comes from French et, from Middle French et, from Old French et, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ed (Ido): and

Definitions

Ancestry of “ed”, step by step

ed traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French et

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	et	and
2	Middle French	et	and
3	Old French	et	and
4	Latin	et	and; plus; though, even if
5	Proto-Indo-European	éti	beyond; over
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁é	and, then
7	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰe	Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Russian и

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	и	and
2	Greek	η	nominative feminine singular of ο
3	Ancient Greek	ἡ	feminine nominative singular of ὁ
4	Proto-Hellenic	*hā́	that (demonstrative)
5	Proto-Indo-European	séh₂	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	só	this; that

via Italian ed

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	ed	Alternative form of e - and

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →