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Where does “stalketh” come from?

stalketh (English) comes from English stalk, from Middle English stalken, from Old English stealcian, from Proto-Germanic stalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tAlg- / -e- — to jut out, protrude.

stalketh (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “stalketh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstalkThe stem or main axis of a plant, which supports...
2Middle Englishstalken—
3Old Englishstealcianto stalk
4Proto-Germanicstalkazhigh, lofty, steep, stiff
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tAlg- / -e-to jut out, protrude
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