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Where does “voucheth” come from?

voucheth (English) comes from English vouch, from Middle English vouchen, from Old French vochier, from Vulgar Latin *vocico, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs — to speak, to sound out.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “voucheth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvouchTo take responsibility for; to express confidence...
2Middle Englishvouchen—
3Old Frenchvochierto call; to summon; to claim; to denounce
4Vulgar Latin*vocico—
5Latinvocō—
6Latinvōx—
7Proto-Italicwōksvoice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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