Where does “eimen” come from?

eimen (Middle English) comes from Old French esmer, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.

eimen (Middle English): to guess at, to estimate, to aim

Definitions

  1. to guess at, to estimate, to aim

Ancestry of “eimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmerto estimate; to work out through thought; to...
2Latinaestimōto determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge
3Latinaestumoto value, rate, esteem
Every word from Latin aestumo →Every word from Latin aestimō →Every word from Old French esmer →