Where does “starest” come from?
starest (English) comes from English stare, from Polish stare, from Polish Stary, from Old Polish stary, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
starest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “starest”, step by step
starest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stare | To look fixedly; To influence in some way by... |
| 2 | Polish | stare | inflection of stary: ## neuter... |
| 3 | Polish | Stary | old |
| 4 | Old Polish | stary | old |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | starъ | old |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | staʔros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |