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The -et, as in lancet, is of French and classical origin.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
Instead of -eth we even find -et, as in herknet, 1.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
There are also at least two past participles in -et, as slenget, 1923, grethet, 2615, to which add weddeth, beddeth, 1127, In l. 2057, knawed seems put for knawen, for the rime’s sake.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
The same is the case with the superadded syllables: -kin being Saxon; -et Norman.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
To sleep = dorm‑i; suf. -et denotes light sleep; pref. ek- denotes beginning. 7Distracting.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
