Where does “χρεωστέω” come from?

χρεωστέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χρεώστης, from Ancient Greek -στης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

χρεωστέω (Ancient Greek): to be in debt

Definitions

  1. to be in debt

Ancestry of “χρεωστέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρεώστηςdebtor
2Ancient Greek-στηςAlternative form of -της
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →