Where does “encroachest” come from?
encroachest (English) comes from English encroach, from Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier, from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési — day.
encroachest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “encroachest”, step by step
encroachest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English encroach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | encroach | to seize, appropriate; to intrude unrightfully on... |
| 2 | Middle English | encrochen | — |
| 3 | Old French | encrochier | to hook |
| 4 | Old French | ier | yesterday |
| 5 | Latin | herī | yesterday |
| 6 | Latin | here | yesterday; second-person singular present active... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hezī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyési | yesterday |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |
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 |