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Where does “decayeth” come from?

decayeth (English) comes from English decay, from Middle English decayen, from Anglo-Norman decaeir, from Medieval Latin decadere, from Latin decido, from Latin cado, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “decayeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecayThe process or result of being gradually...
2Middle Englishdecayen—
3Anglo-Normandecaeirto fall away, decay, decline
4Medieval Latindecadere—
5LatindecidoI fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; I...
6LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
7Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
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