Where does “lingereth” come from?

lingereth (English) comes from English linger, from Middle English lengeren, from Middle English lengen, from Old English lengan, from Proto-Germanic langijaną, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “lingereth”, step by step

lingereth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English linger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlingerTo stay or remain in a place or situation,...
2Middle Englishlengerento reside, dwell
3Middle Englishlengento tarry; to linger
4Old Englishlenganto make long, lengthen
5Proto-Germaniclangijanąto lengthen, make long
6Proto-Germaniclangazlong
7Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic langazEvery word from Proto-Germanic langijaną