Hello, I'm studying the history of English.
Does anyone know where did the word "lest" come from??
I want to know the origin of this word. I've heard that "lest" is related to Instrumental case in Old English.
But I'm not sure.

Answers

jmstewy

11 Jan 2015

English (US)

Wiktionary is a good site to find etymological information. Here is their entry for "lest": https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lest#Etymology

Old English is completely unintelligible to modern English speakers, so native speakers are generally unaware of any etymologies involving Old English.

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Hello, I'm studying the history of English.Does anyone know where did the word "lest" come from??I want to know the origin of this word. I've heard that "lest" is related to Instrumental case in Old English.But I'm not sure.

Hello, I'm studying the history of English.
Does anyone know where did the word "lest" come from??
I want to know the origin of this word. I've heard that "lest" is related to Instrumental case in Old English.
But I'm not sure.