Where does “est” come from?

est (Middle French) comes from Old French est, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

est (Middle French): third-person singular present indicative of estre

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of estre

Ancestry of “est”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestthird-person singular present indicative of estre
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “est”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →