Where does “banishest” come from?
banishest (English) comes from English banish, from Middle English banishen, from Old French baniss-, from Old French banir, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
banishest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “banishest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | banish | To send someone away and forbid that person from... |
| 2 | Middle English | banishen | — |
| 3 | Old French | baniss- | — |
| 4 | Old French | banir | to proclaim, ban, banish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |