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Where does “infesteth” come from?

infesteth (English) comes from English infest, from Middle English infesten, from Old French infester, from Latin īnfestō, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “infesteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfestTo inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers;...
2Middle Englishinfesten—
3Old Frenchinfesterto infest
4Latinīnfestō—
5Latininfestusunsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;...
6Latininfendostrike
7LatinfendoI hit; I thrust
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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