Where does “abasheth” come from?
abasheth (English) comes from English abash, from Middle English abaisen, from Anglo-Norman abaïss, from Middle French abair, from Old French esbaïr, from Medieval Latin *exbadō, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
abasheth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “abasheth”, step by step
abasheth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abash | To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the... |
| 2 | Middle English | abaisen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | abaïss | — |
| 4 | Middle French | abair | — |
| 5 | Old French | esbaïr | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | *exbadō | — |
| 7 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |