English
layest
From lay + -est.
A compound of lay + -est
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
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Proto-Germanic *lagjaną ‘to lay’
Proto-West Germanic *laggjan ‘to lay’
Old English leċġan ‘to lay’
Middle English leyen ‘to lay’
English lay
Today it means
verb —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / layest