Where does “hittingest” come from?
hittingest (English) comes from English Est, from Middle English este, from Old English ēst, from Proto-West Germanic *ansti, from Proto-Germanic anstiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.
hittingest (English): Scoring the most hits
Definitions
- Scoring the most hits
Ancestry of “hittingest”, step by step
hittingest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English hitting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hitting | A series of hits or blows directed at a person or... |
| 2 | English | hit | "To strike."; To manage to touch in the right... |
| 3 | Middle English | hit | Third-person singular neuter pronoun: it;... |
| 4 | Old English | hit | it |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hit | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |