Where does “nourishest” come from?
nourishest (English) comes from English nourish, from Middle English norischen, from Old French norrir, from Latin nūtriō, from Proto-Italic snoutrjō, from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.
nourishest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “nourishest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nourish | A nurse; To feed and cause to grow; to supply... |
| 2 | Middle English | norischen | To nourish; to provide with food or nourishment;... |
| 3 | Old French | norrir | to feed; to nourish |
| 4 | Latin | nūtriō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | snoutrjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snew-tr-ih₂ | female nurser |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |