"askest" meaning in English

See askest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn Old English āscian Middle English asken English ask Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English askest From ask + -est. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ask|-est|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn Old English āscian Middle English asken English ask Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English askest [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*aisk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" }, { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōn", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*aiskōn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "āscian", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "asken", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ask", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "most", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "most", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "most", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "very", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yōs", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-tHós", "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-istHos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-istaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ist", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-est", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-est", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-est", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "askest", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="askest"> From ask + -est. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} askest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of ask Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: ask
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