Where does “wroughtest” come from?
wroughtest (English) comes from English wrought, from Middle English worchen, from Old English wyrċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
wroughtest (English): second-person singular simple past form of work
Definitions
- second-person singular simple past form of work
Ancestry of “wroughtest”, step by step
wroughtest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wrought
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wrought | Having been worked or prepared somehow; simple... |
| 2 | Middle English | worchen | To perform or accomplish: to carry out |
| 3 | Old English | wyrċan | to make; to work |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wurkijan | to work |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *wurkijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥ǵyéti | to be working, to be at work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |