Where does “guestimate” come from?
guestimate (English) comes from English guess, from Middle English gessen, from Old Danish getse, from Old Norse getsa, from Proto-Germanic gitisōną, from Proto-Germanic getaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.
guestimate (English): Alternative spelling of guesstimate
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of guesstimate
Ancestry of “guestimate”, step by step
guestimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guess | To reach a partly unqualified conclusion; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | gessen | to guess; to suppose |
| 3 | Old Danish | getse | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | getsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gitisōną | to guess |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | getaną | to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰed- | to defecate |
via English estimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | estimate | A rough calculation or assessment of the value,... |
| 2 | Latin | aestimatus | assessed, estimated, reckoned, considered |
| 3 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 4 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |