Where does “ies” come from?

ies (Old 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.

ies (Old French): second-person singular imperfect indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of...

Ancestry of “ies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestreto be
2Late Latinessere
3Latinsūmto be, exist
4Proto-Italicezomto be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmiEvery word from Proto-Italic ezom
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