establishestablish

Establish comes from Old French establir, from Latin stabiliō, from stabilis ‘firm’, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’.

1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-¹‘to stand’uncertain
2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂éh₁yeti¹‘to be standing’uncertain
3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staēō¹‘to stand’uncertain
4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staðlis¹‘standing firm’uncertain
5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstabilis¹‘firm, steady’
6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstabiliō¹‘to make firm, establish’
7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400establir¹‘to establish’
8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500establissen¹‘to establish’
9. Englishearliest quotation 1611establish¹

1. ¹ Wiktionary, English establish
2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “But with thee will I establish my covenant; and…”.