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Where does “fermenteth” come from?

fermenteth (English) comes from English ferment, from Middle French ferment, from Latin fermentāre, from Latin fermentum, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “fermenteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfermentTo react, using fermentation; especially to...
2Middle Frenchferment—
3Latinfermentāre—
4Latinfermentumfermentation, leavening; yeast, ferment; anger,...
5Latinferveō—
6Proto-Italicferweō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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