Where does “spoileth” come from?
spoileth (English) comes from English spoil, from Middle English spoilen, from Old French espuler, from Latin spoliare, from Latin spolio, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
spoileth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “spoileth”, step by step
spoileth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spoil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spoil | To strip of their arms or armour; To strip or... |
| 2 | Middle English | spoilen | — |
| 3 | Old French | espuler | — |
| 4 | Latin | spoliare | present active infinitive of spoliō;... |
| 5 | Latin | spolio | I strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,... |
| 6 | Latin | spolium | the skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |