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Where does “offendest” come from?

offendest (English) comes from English offend, from Middle French offendre, from Old French offendre, from Latin offendō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

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Ancestry of “offendest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoffendTo hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make...
2Middle Frenchoffendreto attack; to offend
3Old Frenchoffendreto attack; to offend
4Latinoffendō—
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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