Where does “abusest” come from?
abusest (English) comes from English abuse, from Middle English abusen, from Old French abus, from Latin abūsus, from Latin abūtor, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
abusest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “abusest”, step by step
abusest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abuse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abuse | Improper treatment or usage; application to a... |
| 2 | Middle English | abusen | To misuse; to use improperly |
| 3 | Old French | abus | excess; abuse |
| 4 | Latin | abūsus | having consumed, wasted or misused |
| 5 | Latin | abūtor | to use up, exhaust, consume entirely |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
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 |