Where does “ez” come from?
ez (Middle High German) comes from Old High German iȥ, from Proto-West Germanic it, from Proto-Germanic it — nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz.
Ancestry of “ez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | iȥ | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | it | it |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | it | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz |