Where does “oes” come from?
oes (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch oest, from Middle Dutch oest, from Old French aoust, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
oes (Afrikaans): harvest
Ancestry of “oes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oest | Alternative form of oogst |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | oest | — |
| 3 | Old French | aoust | August |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | agustus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |