Where does “test” come from?

test (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

test (Latvian): to beat; to knock about; to flog

Definitions

  1. to beat; to knock about; to flog

Ancestry of “test”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictéśteito hew
2Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei →