Where does “bellowest” come from?
bellowest (English) comes from English Bellow, from Middle English belwen, from Old English belgan, from Proto-West Germanic belgan, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bellowest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “bellowest”, step by step
bellowest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bellow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bellow | The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise |
| 2 | Middle English | belwen | to cry out in anger, rage, roar; to bellow, roar |
| 3 | Old English | belgan | to become angry, to swell with rage |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | belgan | to get angry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | belganą | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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 |