Where does “graspeth” come from?

graspeth (English) comes from English grasp, from Middle English graspen, from Old English *grǣpsian.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “graspeth”, step by step

graspeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English grasp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgraspTo grip; to take hold, particularly with the...
2Middle Englishgraspen—
3Old English*grǣpsian—

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Old English *grǣpsian →Every word from Middle English graspen →Every word from English grasp →