Where does “stareth” come from?
stareth (English) comes from English stare, from Polish stare, from Polish Stary, from Old Polish stary, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
stareth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “stareth”, step by step
stareth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stare | To look fixedly; To influence in some way by... |
| 2 | Polish | stare | inflection of stary: ## neuter... |
| 3 | Polish | Stary | old |
| 4 | Old Polish | stary | old |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | starъ | old |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | staʔros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |