Where does “entailest” come from?
entailest (English) comes from English entail, from Middle English entaillen, from Old French entaillier, from Old French tailler, from Latin taliāre, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.
entailest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “entailest”, step by step
entailest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English entail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entail | To imply or require; To settle or fix inalienably... |
| 2 | Middle English | entaillen | — |
| 3 | Old French | entaillier | — |
| 4 | Old French | tailler | to cut |
| 5 | Latin | taliāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | talea | A long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂l- | to grow; young animal |
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 |