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Where does “weigheth” come from?

weigheth (English) comes from English weigh, from Middle English weyen, from Old English weġan, from Proto-West Germanic wegan, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

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

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

Ancestry of “weigheth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweighTo determine the weight of an object; Often with...
2Middle Englishweyen—
3Old Englishweġanto move
4Proto-West Germanicweganto carry; to weigh
5Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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