Where does “makest” come from?
Makest comes from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Proto-Indo-European mag-, a root expressing the sense of kneading or fashioning material.
makest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “makest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | make | To create; To behave, to act; To tend; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | make | Alternative form of maken; easy |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 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 |