Where does “studie” come from?
studie (Middle English) comes from Old French estudie, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
studie (Middle English): study
Ancestry of “studie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | estudie | — |
| 2 | Latin | studium | study; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |