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Where does “seweth” come from?

seweth (English) comes from English sew, from Middle English sew, from Old English seaw, from Proto-West Germanic *sauw.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “seweth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsewTo use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through...
2Middle EnglishsewAlternative form of sowe
3Old Englishseawsap, juice; moisture; humour
4Proto-West Germanic*sauw—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sauw →