Where does “slaketh” come from?
slaketh (English) comes from English slake, from Middle English slaken, from Old English sleacian, from Old English slæc, from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
slaketh (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “slaketh”, step by step
slaketh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slake | To satisfy; To cool with water or another... |
| 2 | Middle English | slaken | to render slack, to slake |
| 3 | Old English | sleacian | — |
| 4 | Old English | slæc | lazy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slakaz | slack, lax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |