Where does “establish” come from?

Establish comes from Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, from Latin stabilio, derived from the adjective stabilis meaning "stable" or "fixed," ultimately from Latin stare meaning "to stand," tracing back to Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.

establish (English): To make stable or firm; to confirm; To form; to...

Definitions

  1. To make stable or firm; to confirm; To form; to...

Ancestry of “establish”, step by step

establish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English establissen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishestablissen—
2Old Frenchestabliss-—
3LatinstabilioI make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still,...
4LatinstabilisThat stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,...
5Latinstarepresent active infinitive of stō; stand; to be
6LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Latin stabiliō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstabiliōto make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still, stabilize
2Latin-iō—
3Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “establish”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →