Where does “is” come from?

is (Scottish Gaelic) comes 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.

is (Scottish Gaelic): and; am, are, is

Definitions

  1. and; am, are, is

Ancestry of “is”, step by step

is traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ís

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

via Scottish Gaelic agus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicagusand; as; while; although
2Old Irishocusnear; close; and
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “is”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →