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Where does “clambereth” come from?

clambereth (English) comes from English clamber, from Middle English clambren, from Middle English climben, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “clambereth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclamberTo climb with some difficulty, or in a haphazard...
2Middle Englishclambren—
3Middle EnglishclimbenTo climb or scale; To soar or move upwards; to...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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