Where does “keepeth” come from?
Keepeth comes from Middle English -th and Old English -þ, derived from Proto-Germanic -iþō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵab- combined with -ti and -tós.
keepeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “keepeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | keep | To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain |
| 2 | Middle English | kepen | to keep, guard, look after, watch |
| 3 | Old English | cēpan | to seize, hold, observe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kōpijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōpijaną | to look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵab- | — |