An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/es

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry es.

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2629660An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E — esJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

es, pronoun, ‘it,’ from Middle High German ëȥ, neuter singular, and its genitive ës, Old High German ëȥ (genitive ës); formed from the Aryan pronominal stem of the 3rd personal (i-) mentioned under er. See ihn.