Where does “smothereth” come from?
smothereth (English) comes from English smother, from Middle English smother, from Old English smorþor, from Old English -þor, from Proto-West Germanic -þr, from Proto-Germanic -þrą, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom.
smothereth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “smothereth”, step by step
smothereth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smother
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smother | To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less... |
| 2 | Middle English | smother | — |
| 3 | Old English | smorþor | smoke |
| 4 | Old English | -þor | instrumental suffix creating neuter nouns from... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -þr | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þrą | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-trom | — |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |