Where does “abashest” come from?
abashest (English) comes from English abash, from Middle English abaisen, from Anglo-Norman abaïss, from Middle French abair, from Old French esbaïr, from Medieval Latin *exbadō, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
abashest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “abashest”, step by step
abashest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abash | To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the... |
| 2 | Middle English | abaisen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | abaïss | — |
| 4 | Middle French | abair | — |
| 5 | Old French | esbaïr | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | *exbadō | — |
| 7 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |