Where does “forgettest” come from?
forgettest (English) comes from English forget, from Middle English forgeten, from Old English forġietan, from Proto-West Germanic fragetan, from Proto-West Germanic fra-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
forgettest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “forgettest”, step by step
forgettest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forget
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forget | To lose remembrance of; To unintentionally not... |
| 2 | Middle English | forgeten | — |
| 3 | Old English | forġietan | to forget |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fragetan | to lose hold of; to forget |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fra- | forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |