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Where does “redeemeth” come from?

redeemeth (English) comes from English redeem, from Middle English redemen, from Old French redimer, from Latin redimo, from Latin red-, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

redeemeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “redeemeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishredeemTo recover ownership of something by buying it...
2Middle EnglishredemenTo redeem or liberate; To pay compensation to...
3Old Frenchredimer—
4LatinredimoI buy back, repurchase, redeem; I atone for; I...
5Latinred-Primarily ante-vocalic or poetic variant of re-
6Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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