Where does “hest” come from?
Hest derives from Middle English hes, Old English hǣs, Old English his, Old English hē, Proto-Germanic hiz, and Proto-Indo-European ḱe-.
hest (English): Command, injunction
Definitions
- Command, injunction
Ancestry of “hest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | heste | A directive, command or order |
| 2 | Middle English | hes | Alternative form of his; Alternative form of heo |
| 3 | Old English | his | genitive of hē: his; genitive of hit: its; his;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hes | genitive singular masculine/neuter of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |