Where does “hazardeth” come from?
hazardeth (English) comes from English hazard, from Middle English hasard, from Old French hasart, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه — to see; to look.
hazardeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “hazardeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hazard | The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk... |
| 2 | Middle English | hasard | hazard; An individual who plays hazard; A crafty... |
| 3 | Old French | hasart | hazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;... |
| 4 | Arabic | زهر | to shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;... |
| 5 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 6 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 7 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 8 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 9 | Persian | کاستن | — |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |