Where does “'s e” come from?

's e (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic is, from Old Irish ís, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

's e (Scottish Gaelic): it is (contraction of is e)

Definitions

  1. it is (contraction of is e)

Ancestry of “'s e”, step by step

's e traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicisand; am, are, is
2Old Irishísunder, below, beneath
3Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Scottish Gaelic e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicehe; him; it
2Old Irishéhe; it; they
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →