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Where does “espouseth” come from?

espouseth (English) comes from English espouse, from Middle English espousen, from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsō, from Latin spōnsus, from Latin spondeō, from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti — to libate.

espouseth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “espouseth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishespouseTo become/get married to; To accept, support, or...
2Middle Englishespousen—
3Old Frenchespouserto marry
4Latinspōnsō—
5Latinspōnsus—
6Latinspondeō—
7Proto-Italicspondeōto promise, to pledge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspondéyeti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspend-to libate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spend- →