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Where does “liveth” come from?

Liveth comes from Middle English libben, from Old English libban, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leip-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ley- and the suffix -tós.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “liveth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliveTo be alive; to have life; To have permanent...
2English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-—
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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