Where does “prestrengthen” come from?
prestrengthen (English) comes from English strengthen, from Middle English strengthenen, from Middle English strengthen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
prestrengthen (English): To strengthen in advance
Definitions
- To strengthen in advance
Ancestry of “prestrengthen”, step by step
prestrengthen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strengthen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strengthen | To make strong or stronger; to add strength to;... |
| 2 | Middle English | strengthenen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | strengthen | to strengthen, fortify; to empower, to augment;... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |