Etymology

-eth

Today it means: Used to form the third-person singular present indicative of verbs. Full definition →

Middle English -eth ← Old English -eþ ← Proto-Germanic *-þi
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-eth · suffix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*-ti
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*-þi
  3. Old English · inherited from-eþ
  4. Middle English · inherited from-eth
  5. English today-eth

From Middle English -eth, -th, -ith, from Old English -eþ, -aþ, -þ, from Proto-Germanic *-þi, *-di, from Proto-Indo-European *-ti.

-eth · suffix2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*-tós
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*-þô
  3. Old English · inherited from-þa
  4. Middle English · inherited from-th
  5. English today-eth

From Middle English -th, -eth, -the, -ethe, from Old English -þa, -þe, -oþa, from Proto-Germanic *-þô, *-tô, *-udô, *-dô, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

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