Where does “begettest” come from?
begettest (English) comes from English beget, from Middle English begeten, from Old English beġietan, from Proto-Germanic bigetaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
begettest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “begettest”, step by step
begettest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beget
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beget | To father; to sire; to produce; To cause; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | begeten | — |
| 3 | Old English | beġietan | to get, find, acquire, attain, receive, take,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bigetaną | to get anew, to beget; to reach, to find, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |