Where does “deemeth” come from?
deemeth (English) comes from English deem, from Middle English dẹ̄men, from Old English dēman, from Proto-West Germanic dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
deemeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “deemeth”, step by step
deemeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deem | To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | dẹ̄men | — |
| 3 | Old English | dēman | to judge; to decide, decree, deem, determine,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dōmijan | to judge, to deem |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōmijaną | to judge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |