Where does “climbest” come from?
climbest (English) comes from English climb, from German klimmen, from Middle High German klimben, from Old High German klimban, from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley- — to be cold, to freeze.
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Ancestry of “climbest”, step by step
climbest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English climb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | climb | To ascend; rise; to go up; To mount; to move... |
| 2 | German | klimmen | to climb |
| 3 | Middle High German | klimben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | klimban | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klimbaną | to climb |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klībaną | to stick, cling to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
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 |