Where does “Test” come from?
Test (English) comes from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
Test (English): a Test match
Definitions
- a Test match
Ancestry of “Test”, step by step
Test traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German testen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | testen | to test |
| 2 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 3 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 4 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 5 | Old French | teste | head |
| 6 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 7 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 8 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Dutch testen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | testen | to test, to try out |