Where does “fevereth” come from?
fevereth (English) comes from English fever, from Middle English fever, from Old English fefer, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
fevereth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “fevereth”, step by step
fevereth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fever | A higher than normal body temperature of a person... |
| 2 | Middle English | fever | — |
| 3 | Old English | fefer | — |
| 4 | Latin | febris | fever |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *feɣʷris | fever |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰris | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |