Where does “is” come from?

is (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

is (Middle Dutch): third-person singular present indicative of wēsen

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of wēsen

Ancestry of “is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwēsento be
2Old Dutchwesanto be
3Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →
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