Where does “dismembereth” come from?
dismembereth (English) comes from English dismember, from Old French desmembrer, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.
dismembereth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “dismembereth”, step by step
dismembereth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dismember
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dismember | To remove the limbs of; To cut or otherwise... |
| 2 | Old French | desmembrer | to dismember; to dismantle; to destroy; to rip to... |
| 3 | Old French | des | — |
| 4 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 6 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 7 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |