Where does “עס” come from?

עס (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German ëz, from Old High German iȥ, from Proto-West Germanic it, from Proto-Germanic it — nominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz.

עס (Yiddish): it

Definitions

  1. it

Ancestry of “עס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanëzit
2Old High Germaniȥit
3Proto-West Germanicitit
4Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz

Words derived from “עס”

Every word from Proto-Germanic it →Every word from Proto-West Germanic it →Every word from Old High German iȥ →