Where does “offrest” come from?
offrest (English) comes from English offre, from English offer, from Middle English offer, from Old English offrian, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
offrest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “offrest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | offre | Obsolete form of offer |
| 2 | English | offer | A proposal that has been made; Something put... |
| 3 | Middle English | offer | — |
| 4 | Old English | offrian | to offer |
| 5 | Latin | offerō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |