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Where does “increaseth” come from?

increaseth (English) comes from English increase, from Middle English encresen, from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere, from Latin incresco, from Latin cresco, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

increaseth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “increaseth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincreaseTo become larger or greater; To make larger; To...
2Middle Englishencresen—
3Anglo-NormanencreistreAlternative form of encroistre
4Latinincrescerepresent active infinitive of incrēscō; increase
5LatinincrescoI grow in or upon; I swell, or am swollen
6LatincrescoI increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply,...
7Proto-Italickrēskō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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