Where does “methinketh” come from?
methinketh (English) comes from Middle English me thinketh, from Old English mē, from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic miz, from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- — 1st person.
methinketh (English): methinks
Definitions
- methinks
Ancestry of “methinketh”, step by step
methinketh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English me thinketh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | me thinketh | I think; in my opinion |
| 2 | Old English | mē | me |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *miʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | miz | dative/instrumental of *ek |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (e)me- | 1st person |
via English thinketh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thinketh | third-person singular simple present indicative... |