Where does “vilifiest” come from?

vilifiest (English) comes from English Est, from Middle English este, from Old English ēst, from Proto-West Germanic *ansti, from Proto-Germanic anstiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

vilifiest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “vilifiest”, step by step

vilifiest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Est

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEstestablished
2Middle Englishestegrace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;...
3Old Englishēstwill, consent, favour, grace, liberality,...
4Proto-West Germanic*anstifavour
5Proto-Germanicanstizfavour, affection
6Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

via English vilify

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvilifyTo say defamatory things about someone or...
2Late Latinvilificarepresent active infinitive of vīlificō;...
3LatinvilificoI make of little value
4Latinvīlischeap, inexpensive
5Proto-Italicweslis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-li-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān-Every word from Proto-Germanic unnanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic anstiz