Where does “is” come from?
is (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.
is (Old English): ice
Ancestry of “is”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |