Where does “-eth” come from?

-eth (Middle English) comes from Old English -eþ, from Proto-Germanic -þi, from Proto-Indo-European -ti.

-eth (Middle English): Used to form the third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. Used to form the third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “-eth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-eþThird person singular present indicative ending of class 1 weak verbs
2Proto-Germanic-þi—
3Proto-Indo-European-ti—

Words derived from “-eth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ti →Every word from Old English -eþ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þi →