Where does “stirrest” come from?
stirrest (English) comes from English stir, from Romani stariben, from Sanskrit आतिष्ठति, from Sanskrit तिष्ठति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)tíṣṭaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stíštaHti, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
stirrest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “stirrest”, step by step
stirrest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stir | To incite to action; To disturb the relative... |
| 2 | Romani | stariben | prison |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आतिष्ठति | stand or remain by |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तिष्ठति | to stand, stand firmly, station oneself, stand... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)tíṣṭaHti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stíštaHti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 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 |