Where does “belongeth” come from?
Belongeth is the third-person singular present tense of belong, which derives from Middle English be- plus -th, ultimately tracing through Old English be-, Proto-Indo-European -ti, and roots including lengʷʰ- and dl̥h₁gʰós.
belongeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “belongeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | belong | To have its proper place; To be part of, or the... |
| 2 | Middle English | belongen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | be- | — |
| 4 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 5 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |