Where does “kneadest” come from?
kneadest (English) comes from English knead, from Middle English kneden, from Old English cnedan, from Proto-West Germanic knedan, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.
kneadest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “kneadest”, step by step
kneadest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knead | To work and press into a mass, usually with the... |
| 2 | Middle English | kneden | To knead; to blend together into a... |
| 3 | Old English | cnedan | to knead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | knedan | to knead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knudaną | to knead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnét- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵen- | — |
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 |