Where does “scentest” come from?

scentest (English) comes from English Est, from Middle English este, from Old English ēst, from Proto-West Germanic *ansti, from Proto-Germanic anstiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

scentest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “scentest”, step by step

scentest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Est

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEstestablished
2Middle Englishestegrace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;...
3Old Englishēstwill, consent, favour, grace, liberality,...
4Proto-West Germanic*anstifavour
5Proto-Germanicanstizfavour, affection
6Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

via English scent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscentA distinctive odour or smell; An odour left by an...
2Old Frenchsentire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān-Every word from Proto-Germanic unnanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic anstiz