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Where does “behaveth” come from?

behaveth (English) comes from English behave, from Middle English behaven, from Old English behabban, from Proto-Germanic *bihabbjan.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “behaveth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbehaveTo conduct well, or in a given way; To act,...
2Middle Englishbehaven—
3Old Englishbehabbanto surround or embrace something; to hold or...
4Proto-Germanic*bihabbjan—
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