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Where does “-eth” come from?

-eth (English) comes from Middle English -eth, from Old English -eþ, from Proto-Germanic -þi, from Proto-Indo-European -ti.

-eth (English): "goeth, "playeth; used to create ordinal numbers...

Definitions

  1. "goeth, "playeth; used to create ordinal numbers...

Ancestry of “-eth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-ethUsed to form the third-person singular present...
2Old English-eþ—
3Proto-Germanic-þi—
4Proto-Indo-European-ti—

Words derived from “-eth”

  • knoweth
  • believeth
  • liveth
  • loveth
  • bringeth
  • speaketh
  • seemeth
  • sitteth
  • abideth
  • beareth
  • calleth
  • followeth
  • eightieth
  • keepeth
  • eateth
  • dieth
  • falleth
  • becometh
  • causeth
  • appeareth
  • runneth
  • overcometh
  • turneth
  • soweth
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