Where does “sprawleth” come from?
sprawleth (English) comes from English sprawl, from Middle English spraulen, from Old English spreawlian, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
sprawleth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “sprawleth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sprawl | To sit with the limbs spread out; To spread out... |
| 2 | Middle English | spraulen | to sprawl |
| 3 | Old English | spreawlian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |