Where does “estre” come from?

estre (Middle French) comes from Old French estre, from Late Latin essere, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

estre (Middle French): to be; being

Definitions

to be; being

Ancestry of “estre”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	estre	to be
2	Late Latin	essere	—
3	Latin	sūm	to be, exist
4	Proto-Italic	ezom	to be
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ésmi	first-person singular present indicative of...
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ēs-	to be

Words derived from “estre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →