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Where does “overspreadeth” come from?

overspreadeth (English) comes from English overspread, from Middle English overspreden, from Old English ofersprǣdan.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “overspreadeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverspreadTo spread over or across ; cover over; be...
2Middle Englishoverspreden—
3Old Englishofersprǣdan—
Every word from Old English ofersprǣdan →