Where does “reigneth” come from?
Reigneth comes from Middle English regnen, Old English -þ, Latin regno and regnum, derived from Latin rex meaning "king," from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs and h₃reǵ-.
reigneth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “reigneth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reign | The exercise of sovereign power; The period... |
| 2 | Middle English | regnen | to reign; to rule |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | regner | — |
| 4 | Old French | reignier | to reign |
| 5 | Latin | regno | dative masculine singular of rēgnum; ablative... |
| 6 | Latin | regnum | royal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;... |
| 7 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |