Where does “idleth” come from?
idleth (English) comes from English idle, from Middle English idel, from Old English īdel, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl.
idleth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “idleth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | idle | Empty, vacant; Not being used appropriately; not... |
| 2 | Middle English | idel | — |
| 3 | Old English | īdel | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *īdl | — |