Where does “pierceth” come from?
pierceth (English) comes from English pierce, from Middle English perce, from Old French percier, from Latin pertusiāre, from Latin pertūsus, from Latin pertundere, from Latin pertundo, from Latin tundo — to praise, laud.
pierceth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “pierceth”, step by step
pierceth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pierce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pierce | to puncture; to break through; to create a hole... |
| 2 | Middle English | perce | pierce |
| 3 | Old French | percier | to pierce |
| 4 | Latin | pertusiāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pertūsus | perforated |
| 6 | Latin | pertundere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | pertundo | I bore through, perforate |
| 8 | Latin | tundo | I beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | tundō | beat, strike |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |