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Where does β€œattacheth” come from?

attacheth (English) comes from English attach, from Middle English attachen, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°, from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄ β€” to cover; pole, stick, beam.

attacheth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of β€œattacheth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattachTo fasten, to join to; To adhere; to be attached;...
2Middle Englishattachenβ€”
3Old Frenchatachierto attach
4Old FrenchestachierAlternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten...
5Old Frenchestachestake; strap
6Medieval Latinstacaa stake
7Gothicπƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°β€”
8Proto-GermanicstakΓ΄stake
9Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β†’