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Where does “encountereth” come from?

encountereth (English) comes from English encounter, from Middle English encountren, from Old French encountrer, from Old French encontrer, from Old French encontre, from Late Latin incontra, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “encountereth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishencounterTo meet or find , especially unexpectedly; To...
2Middle Englishencountren—
3Old FrenchencountrerAlternative form of encontrer
4Old Frenchencontrerto meet; to encounter; to meet in battle; to...
5Old Frenchencontremeeting; battle; combat; opposite
6Late Latinincontratowards
7Latincontrā—
8Latinubī—
9Latincubī—
10Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—
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