Where does “infesten” come from?
infesten (Middle English) comes from Old French infester, from Latin īnfestō, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
Ancestry of “infesten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | infester | to infest |
| 2 | Latin | īnfestō | to vex repeatedly, trouble, harass, molest also used of adverse physical effects, circumstances, Fortune |
| 3 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 4 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 5 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |