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Where does “murmureth” come from?

murmureth (English) comes from English murmur, from Middle English murmur, from Old French murmure, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “murmureth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmurmurAny low, indistinct sound, like that of running...
2Middle EnglishmurmurA whining, protesting or complaining in the...
3Old Frenchmurmure—
4Latinmurmurmurmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmormur-—
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