Where does “is” come from?

is (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

is (Swedish): Ice; frozen water; Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a...

Definitions

  1. Ice; frozen water; Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a...

Ancestry of “is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishis
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

Words derived from “is

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-
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