This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry es. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
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.