Where does “detractest” come from?
detractest (English) comes from English detract, from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractum, from Latin detraho, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.
detractest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “detractest”, step by step
detractest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detract
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detract | To take away; to withdraw or remove; To take... |
| 2 | Middle French | détracter | — |
| 3 | Latin | detractum | nominative neuter singular of dētractus;... |
| 4 | Latin | detraho | I draw, pull, take or drag off, down or away;... |
| 5 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
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 |