bestay
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.
Etymology
Prefix from English stay (rope, delay, postpone, hold off, a stay, stand) inherited from Middle English *stayen derived from Old French estaier.
Origin
Old French
estaier
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astay English
- babystay English
- backstay English
- buckstay English
- chainstay English
- farmstay English
- forestay English
- gainstay English
- homestay English
- jackstay English
- mainstay English
- misstay English
- multistay English
- outstay English
- overstay English
- stay English
- stay-stomach English
- stayaway English
- staybolt English
- stayer English
- stayest English
- stayeth English
- staylace English
- stayless English
- staymaker English
- stayover English
- staysail English
- staystitch English
- unstay English
- upstay English
- withstay English
- *stayen Middle English
- steyen Middle English
- estaier Old French
- magstay Tagalog