Where does “vestest” come from?
vestest (English) comes from English vest, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
vestest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “vestest”, step by step
vestest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vest | A loose robe or outer garment worn historically... |
| 2 | French | veste | jacket |
| 3 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
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 |