Where does “starteth” come from?
starteth (English) comes from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.
starteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “starteth”, step by step
starteth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Start
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 2 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 3 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 4 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |