Where does “disportest” come from?
disportest (English) comes from English disport, from Middle English disporten, from Old French desporter, from Old French porter, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
disportest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “disportest”, step by step
disportest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disport | To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in... |
| 2 | Middle English | disporten | To disport; to divert or amuse oneself; to play |
| 3 | Old French | desporter | To disport, to divert, or to amuse oneself; to play |
| 4 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 5 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
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 |