Where does “ס׳איז” come from?

ס׳איז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish איז, from Middle High German ist, from Old High German ist, from Proto-West Germanic *ist, from Proto-Germanic isti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

ס׳איז (Yiddish): it's, 'tis

Definitions

  1. it's, 'tis

Ancestry of “ס׳איז”, step by step

ס׳איז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish איז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאיזis: third-person singular present of זײַן
2Middle High Germanist—
3Old High Germanist—
4Proto-West Germanic*ist—
5Proto-Germanicisti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Yiddish עס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעסit
2Middle High Germanëzit
3Old High Germaniȥit
4Proto-West Germanicitit
5Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic isti →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ist →