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Where does “perishen” come from?

perishen (English) comes from Middle English perishen, from Old French perir, from Latin pereō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

perishen (English): plural simple present of perish

Definitions

  1. plural simple present of perish

Ancestry of “perishen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishperishen—
2Old Frenchperirto die; to perish
3Latinpereō—
4Latineō—
5Proto-ItaliceōI go
6Proto-Italicejō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →