Where does “me thinketh” come from?

me thinketh (Middle English) comes from Old English mē, from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic miz, from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- — 1st person.

me thinketh (Middle English): I think; in my opinion

Definitions

  1. I think; in my opinion

Ancestry of “me thinketh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmēme
2Proto-West Germanic*miʀ—
3Proto-Germanicmizdative/instrumental of *ek
4Proto-Indo-European(e)me-1st person

Words derived from “me thinketh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (e)me- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ →