English
praise
Praise comes from Middle English praise.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500praise
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500praise
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
Earliest quotation: 1611, Psalm 150:6: “Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.”
Every English word from Middle English praise
Another origin of praise
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘in front’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr-é-ti ~ *pr-ó-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pretjomreconstructed
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpretium‘price, worth, reward’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEpretiō‘to value, prize’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400proisier‘to value, prize’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500praisen
- Englishtodaypraise
Today it means
noun Commendation; favourable representation in words.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English praise / praise