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Where does “encloseth” come from?

encloseth (English) comes from English enclose, from Middle English enclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, from Vulgar Latin inclaudo, from Latin inclūdō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “encloseth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishencloseto surround with a wall, fence, etc; to insert...
2Middle Englishenclosen—
3Middle Englishenclos—
4Old Frenchenclose—
5Vulgar Latininclaudo—
6Latininclūdō—
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →