Where does “soundeth” come from?
soundeth (English) comes from English Sound, from Middle English sound, from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
soundeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
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- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “soundeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Sound | — |
| 2 | Middle English | sound | — |
| 3 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 4 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |