Where does “knowest” come from?
Knowest derives from Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-, a root meaning to know or recognize.
knowest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “knowest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -est | Used to form the superlative of adjectives and... |
| 2 | Middle English | -est | Used to form the second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Old English | -est | suffix forming feminine nouns, originally from... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -istaz | -est |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -istHos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |