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Where does “obligeth” come from?

obligeth (English) comes from English oblige, from Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “obligeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobligeTo constrain someone by force or by social, moral...
2Middle EnglishobligenTo oblige; to compel to do something or behave a...
3Old Frenchobligier—
4Latinobligō—
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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