Where does “vouchsafest” come from?
vouchsafest (English) comes from English vouchsafe, from English vouch, from Middle English vouchen, from Old French vochier, from Vulgar Latin *vocico, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks — to speak, to sound out.
vouchsafest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “vouchsafest”, step by step
vouchsafest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vouchsafe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vouchsafe | To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a... |
| 2 | English | vouch | To take responsibility for; to express confidence... |
| 3 | Middle English | vouchen | — |
| 4 | Old French | vochier | to call; to summon; to claim; to denounce |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *vocico | — |
| 6 | Latin | vocō | to call, summon, beckon (with one's voice) |
| 7 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
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 |