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
- "goeth, "playeth; used to create ordinal numbers...
Ancestry of “-eth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | -eth | Used to form the third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Old English | -eþ | Third person singular present indicative ending of class 1 weak verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -þi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ti | — |
Words derived from “-eth”