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
- third-person singular present indicative of wēsen
Ancestry of “is”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | wēsen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wesan | to be |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |