"knowest" meaning in English

See knowest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: know'st [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Germanic *knēaną Proto-West Germanic *knāan Old English cnāwan Middle English knowen English know Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English knowest From know + -est. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|know|-est<id:second-person singular>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Germanic *knēaną Proto-West Germanic *knāan Old English cnāwan Middle English knowen English know Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English knowest [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*knēaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*knāan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "cnāwan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "knowen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "know", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "second-person singular", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "second-person singular", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂yési", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōsi", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōs", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ast", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-est", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-est", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "knowest", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="knowest"> From know + -est., {{ety|en|:af|know|-est<id:second-person singular>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Germanic *knēaną Proto-West Germanic *knāan Old English cnāwan Middle English knowen English know Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English knowest From know + -est. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} knowest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of know Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: know

Alternative forms

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