Where does “resembleth” come from?

resembleth (English) comes from English resemble, from Old French resembler, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “resembleth”, step by step

resembleth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English resemble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresembleTo be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar
2Old Frenchresemblerto look like; to resemble
3Old Frenchre-re- again; once more
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós