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Where does “apprehendest” come from?

apprehendest (English) comes from English apprehend, from Old French apprehender, from Latin apprehendere, from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

apprehendest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “apprehendest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapprehendTo take or seize; to take hold of; To take hold...
2Old Frenchapprehender—
3Latinapprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinprehendō—
5Proto-Italic*praiɣendō—
6Proto-Italicprai-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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