Where does “scaldeth” come from?

scaldeth (English) comes from English scald, from Middle English scalden, from Old Northern French escalder.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “scaldeth”, step by step

scaldeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscaldTo burn with hot liquid; To heat almost to...
2Middle Englishscaldento scald
3Old Northern Frenchescalder—

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Old Northern French escalder →Every word from Middle English scalden →Every word from English scald →