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Where does “catcheth” come from?

catcheth (English) comes from English catch, from Middle English cacchen, from Anglo-Norman cachier, from Vulgar Latin coacticare, from Latin coactō, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn- — resin.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “catcheth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatchThe act of seizing or capturing; The act of...
2Middle Englishcacchento catch
3Anglo-Normancachierto hide; Alternative form of chacier
4Vulgar Latincoacticarepresent active infinitive of *coacticō
5Latincoactō—
6Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
7Latincōgō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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