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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherrTo make a mistake; To sin; to stray
2Middle Englisherren
3Old Frencherrerto walk (to); to wander (to)
4Latinerrantemaccusative masculine singular of errāns;...
5Latinerrōto wander, rove, stray, roam
6Proto-Italicerzāōroam, wander; go astray, waver
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

via English Est

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEstestablished
2Middle Englishestegrace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;...
3Old Englishēstwill, consent, favour, grace, liberality,...
4Proto-West Germanic*anstifavour
5Proto-Germanicanstizfavour, affection
6Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers-