Where does “errest” come from?
errest (English) comes from English err, from Middle English erren, from Old French errer, from Latin errantem, from Latin errō, from Proto-Italic erzāō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.
errest (English): second-person singular simple present form of err
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of err
Ancestry of “errest”, step by step
errest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English err
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | err | To make a mistake; To sin; to stray |
| 2 | Middle English | erren | — |
| 3 | Old French | errer | to walk (to); to wander (to) |
| 4 | Latin | errantem | accusative masculine singular of errāns;... |
| 5 | Latin | errō | to wander, rove, stray, roam |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | erzāō | roam, wander; go astray, waver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ers- | to flow |
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 |