Where does “wotteth” come from?
wotteth (English) comes from English wot, from English Wit, from English with, from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą — apart, asunder; away from, against.
wotteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “wotteth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wot | To know; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | English | Wit | — |
| 3 | English | with | Against; In the company of; alongside, close to;... |
| 4 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 5 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 6 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
Words derived from “wotteth”