Where does “riveth” come from?

riveth (English) comes from English rive, from French rive, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “riveth”, step by step

riveth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishriveTo tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to...
2Frenchrivebank
3Latinrīpabank (of a river)
4Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →