Where does “tilteth” come from?

tilteth (English) comes from English tilt, from Middle English tilte, from Old English tyltan — to be unsteady.

tilteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “tilteth”, step by step

tilteth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtiltTo slope or incline (something); to slant
2Middle Englishtilte—
3Old Englishtyltanto be unsteady

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Old English tyltan →Every word from Middle English tilte →Every word from English tilt →