Etymology

mostest

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Today it means: most. Full definition →

English most ← Middle English most ← Old English mǣst
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*maiz
  3. Proto-Germanic*maistaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*maist
  5. Proto-West Germanic*maist
  6. Old Englishmǣst
  7. Middle Englishmost
  8. Englishmost
  9. English todaymostest

From most + -est.

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