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
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “suffereth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | suffer | To undergo hardship; To feel pain; To become... |
| 2 | Middle English | suffren | suffer |
| 3 | Old French | sofrir | to suffer |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 5 | Latin | sufferō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |