Where does “sharpenest” come from?

sharpenest (English) comes from English sharpen, from English sharp, from Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

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

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

Ancestry of “sharpenest”, step by step

sharpenest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sharpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsharpenTo make sharp; To become sharp
2EnglishsharpTerminating in a point or edge, especially one...
3Middle Englishscharpsharp
4Old Englishsċearpsharp
5Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
6Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz
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