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English word origin

Etymology of owest

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe Proto-Germanic *aiganą Proto-West Germanic *aigan Old English āgan Middle English owen English owe Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
verb

second-person singular simple present indicative of owe

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe Proto-Germanic *aiganą Proto-West Germanic *aigan Old English āgan Middle English owen English owe Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English owest From owe + -est.

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