Where does “strayest” come from?
strayest (English) comes from English stray, from Middle English stray, from Anglo-Norman estray, from Old French estraier, from Latin extravagari, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos.
strayest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “strayest”, step by step
strayest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stray | Any domestic animal that has no enclosure, or its... |
| 2 | Middle English | stray | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | estray | — |
| 4 | Old French | estraier | to wander; to roam |
| 5 | Latin | extravagari | to wander beyond |
| 6 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |
| 7 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |
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 |