Where does “suspendeth” come from?
suspendeth (English) comes from English suspend, from Old French sospendre, from Latin suspendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
suspendeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “suspendeth”, step by step
suspendeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suspend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suspend | To halt something temporarily; To hold in an... |
| 2 | Old French | sospendre | — |
| 3 | Latin | suspendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |