Where does “suest” come from?
suest (English) comes from English Sue, from Middle English seuen, from Anglo-Norman suer, from Old French sivre, from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor — to follow; to see; to say.
suest (English): second-person singular simple present form of sue
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of sue
Ancestry of “suest”, step by step
suest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sue | A Mary Sue |
| 2 | Middle English | seuen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | suer | nominative singular of seror; to dry |
| 4 | Old French | sivre | to follow |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sequere | to follow; second-person singular future active... |
| 6 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
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 |