Where does “bringeth” come from?
Bringeth is the archaic third-person singular form of English bring, from Middle English bringen, Old English bringan, and Proto-Germanic *bringan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-, meaning to carry or bear.
bringeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “bringeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bring | To transport toward somebody/somewhere; To supply... |
| 2 | Middle English | bryngen | — |
| 3 | Old English | bringan | to bring |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bringan | to bring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bringaną | to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrenḱ- | to deviate, corrupt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |