Where does “croaketh” come from?
croaketh (English) comes from English croak, from Middle English croken, from Old English crācettan, from Proto-Germanic krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “croaketh”, step by step
croaketh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English croak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | croak | A faint, harsh sound made in the throat; The cry... |
| 2 | Middle English | croken | To be bent; to curve; To make bent; to crook; To... |
| 3 | Old English | crācettan | to croak |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krēk- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |