Where does “soweth” come from?
Soweth comes from Middle English -th, Old English sāwan, Proto-Germanic -iþō, and Proto-Indo-European roots seh₁-, suH-, -tós, and sew-, ultimately deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning to sow or scatter seeds.
soweth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “soweth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -eth | "goeth, "playeth; used to create ordinal numbers... |
| 2 | Middle English | -eth | Used to form the third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Old English | -eþ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ti | — |