Where does “frighteneth” come from?

frighteneth (English) comes from English frighten, from Middle English *frightenen.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “frighteneth”, step by step

frighteneth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frighten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrightenTo cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel...
2Middle English*frightenen—

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Middle English *frightenen →Every word from English frighten →