Where does “witegestre” come from?

witegestre (Old English) comes from Old English -estre, from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā — ress.

witegestre (Old English): prophetess

Definitions

  1. prophetess

Ancestry of “witegestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-estrefemale agent suffix, especially denoting one who...
2Proto-West Germanic*-astrijāress
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā →Every word from Old English -estre →