Where does “es” come from?

es (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

es (Old Norse): that; is; as

Definitions

  1. that; is; as

Ancestry of “es”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

Words derived from “es”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ís →Every word from Proto-Germanic īz →