Where does “straightenest” come from?
straightenest (English) comes from English straighten, from English straight, from Middle English streight, from Middle English strecchen, from Old English streċċan, from Proto-West Germanic strakkjan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.
straightenest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “straightenest”, step by step
straightenest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English straighten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | straighten | To cause to become straight; To become straight;... |
| 2 | English | straight | Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction... |
| 3 | Middle English | streight | straight; direct |
| 4 | Middle English | strecchen | To stretch out, spread, extend; To stretch,... |
| 5 | Old English | streċċan | to stretch, hold out, extend, spread out,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | strakkjan | to stretch, to make straight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |
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 |