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Where does “scourgest” come from?

scourgest (English) comes from English scourge, from Old French escorgier, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiō, from Latin corrigia, from Latin corrigō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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

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

Ancestry of “scourgest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscourgeA source of persistent trouble such as pestilence...
2Old Frenchescorgier—
3Vulgar Latin*excorrigiō—
4Latincorrigiashoelace, tie, thong for securing shoes to feet;...
5Latincorrigō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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