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Where does “enquireth” come from?

enquireth (English) comes from English enquire, from Old French enquerre, from Latin quaerere, from Latin quaero, from Proto-Italic kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- — to acquire.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “enquireth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenquireTo make an enquiry; To ask about
2Old Frenchenquerreto ask; to demand; to inquire
3Latinquaererepresent active infinitive of quaerō;...
4LatinquaeroI seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
5Proto-Italickʷaizeō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-to acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂- →