Where does “stoppeth” come from?
stoppeth (English) comes from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
stoppeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “stoppeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 2 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 4 | Old English | topp | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |