Where does “wotest” come from?
wotest (English) comes from English wottest, from English wot, from English Wit, from English with, from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr — apart, asunder; away from, against.
wotest (English): Alternative form of wottest
Definitions
- Alternative form of wottest
Ancestry of “wotest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | wottest | second-person singular simple present form of... |
| 2 | English | wot | To know; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | English | Wit | — |
| 4 | English | with | Against; In the company of; alongside, close to;... |
| 5 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 6 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 7 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |