Where does “delayeth” come from?
delayeth (English) comes from English delay, from Middle English delaien, from Old French delaiier, from Old French delaissier, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus — to give.
delayeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “delayeth”, step by step
delayeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delay | A period of time before an event occurs; the act... |
| 2 | Middle English | delaien | — |
| 3 | Old French | delaiier | — |
| 4 | Old French | delaissier | to leave; to abandon |
| 5 | Old French | des | — |
| 6 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 8 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 9 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |