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English word origin

Etymology of agest

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est Engl

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
verb

second-person singular simple present indicative of age

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English agest From age + -est.

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