Where does “crammeth” come from?
crammeth (English) comes from English cram, from Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian, from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic krammōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gromH-néh₂-ti.
crammeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “crammeth”, step by step
crammeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cram | To press, force, or drive, particularly in... |
| 2 | Middle English | crammen | — |
| 3 | Old English | crammian | to cram; stuff |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krammōn | to squeeze |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krammōną | to squeeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *gromH-néh₂-ti | — |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |