Where does “piercest” come from?
piercest (English) comes from English pierce, from Middle English perce, from Old French percier, from Latin pertusiāre, from Latin pertūsus, from Latin pertundere, from Latin pertundo, from Latin tundo — to praise, laud.
piercest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “piercest”, step by step
piercest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pierce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pierce | to puncture; to break through; to create a hole... |
| 2 | Middle English | perce | pierce |
| 3 | Old French | percier | to pierce |
| 4 | Latin | pertusiāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pertūsus | perforated |
| 6 | Latin | pertundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | pertundo | I bore through, perforate |
| 8 | Latin | tundo | I beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | tundō | beat, strike |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |