Where does “mergeth” come from?

mergeth (English) comes from English merge, from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “mergeth”, step by step

mergeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English merge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmergeTo combine into a whole; To blend gradually into...
2Latinmergōto dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown
3Proto-Indo-European*mésgetito sink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg-