Where does “astare” come from?
astare (English) comes from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
astare (English): Staring; amazed
Definitions
- Staring; amazed
Ancestry of “astare”, step by step
astare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 3 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 4 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English stare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stare | To look fixedly; To influence in some way by... |
| 2 | Polish | stare | inflection of stary: ## neuter... |
| 3 | Polish | Stary | old |
| 4 | Old Polish | stary | old |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | starъ | old |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | staʔros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |