Where does “praisest” come from?
praisest (English) comes from English praise, from Middle English praisen, from Old French proisier, from Late Latin pretio, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
praisest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “praisest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | praise | commendation; favourable representation in words;... |
| 2 | Middle English | praisen | — |
| 3 | Old French | proisier | to value, prize |
| 4 | Late Latin | pretio | to value, prize; I esteem, I prize, I value; I... |
| 5 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |