Where does “bist” come from?
bist (English) comes from Middle English bist, from Old English bist, from Proto-Germanic biusi — second-person singular present active indicative...
bist (English): Originally used to form the second person...
Definitions
- Originally used to form the second person...
Ancestry of “bist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bist | Second-person singular present indicative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | bist | second-person singular present of bēon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | biusi | second-person singular present active indicative... |