Where does “sustainest” come from?
sustainest (English) comes from English sustain, from Middle English susteinen, from Old French sustenir, from Vulgar Latin sustenire, from Latin sustineo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sustainest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “sustainest”, step by step
sustainest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sustain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sustain | To maintain, or keep in existence; To provide for... |
| 2 | Middle English | susteinen | — |
| 3 | Old French | sustenir | to hold up; to support; to support; to sustain |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sustenire | — |
| 5 | Latin | sustineo | I hold up or upright, uphold, keep up, bear up,... |
| 6 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |