Where does “madest” come from?
madest (English) comes from English made, from Middle English made, from Old English macode, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
madest (English): second-person singular simple past form of make
Definitions
- second-person singular simple past form of make
Ancestry of “madest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | made | A grub or maggot; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | Middle English | made | Alternative form of madde; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | macode | — |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | — |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |