Etymology

reestablish

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Today it means: To establish again. Full definition →

English establish ← Middle English establissen ← Old French establir
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  8. Proto-Italic*staējō
  9. Proto-Italic*staēō
  10. Proto-Italic*staðlis?
  11. Latinstabilis
  12. Latinstabilīre
  13. Old Frenchestablir
  14. Middle Englishestablissen
  15. Englishestablish
  16. English todayreestablish

From re- + establish.

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