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Where does “suffereth” come from?

Suffereth comes from Middle English -th, Old French suffrir, and Latin sufferre, composed of sub- and the Proto-Indo-European root bʰer- meaning "to carry" or "to bear."

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “suffereth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsufferTo undergo hardship; To feel pain; To become...
2Middle Englishsuffrensuffer
3Old Frenchsofrirto suffer
4Vulgar Latinsufferirepresent active infinitive of *sufferiō
5Latinsufferō—
6Latinferō—
7Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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