Where does “dispenseth” come from?
dispenseth (English) comes from English dispense, from Old French dispenser, from Latin dispensare, from Latin dispendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
dispenseth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “dispenseth”, step by step
dispenseth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dispense
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dispense | To issue, distribute, or give out; To apply, as... |
| 2 | Old French | dispenser | — |
| 3 | Latin | dispensare | present active infinitive of dispēnsō;... |
| 4 | Latin | dispendere | to weight out; weigh out; to weigh out |
| 5 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |