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Where does “forthinketh” come from?

forthinketh (English) comes from English forthink, from Middle English forthinken, from Old English þyncan, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “forthinketh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforthinkTo cause distress or regret to; cause to regret...
2Middle Englishforthinken—
3Old Englishþyncanto seem
4Proto-Germanicþunkijanąto seem, to appear
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