Where does “plungest” come from?
plungest (English) comes from English plunge, from Middle English plungen, from Old French plungier, from Old French plongier, from Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
plungest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “plungest”, step by step
plungest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plunge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plunge | To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable... |
| 2 | Middle English | plungen | — |
| 3 | Old French | plungier | Alternative form of plongier |
| 4 | Old French | plongier | to dive; to plunge; to press in; to push in; to... |
| 5 | Latin | plumbicare | — |
| 6 | Latin | plumbum | lead; ball of lead; pipe of lead |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |
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 |