Where does “エスツェット” come from?

エスツェット (Japanese) comes from German Eszett, 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.

Ancestry of “エスツェット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEszettThe name of the Latin-script letter ß: eszett,...
2GermanEsE-flat; id
3Middle High Germanëzit
4Old High Germaniȥit
5Proto-West Germanicitit
6Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz
Every word from Proto-Germanic it →