Where does “abodance” come from?
abodance (English) comes from English abode, from Middle English abod, from Old English bād, from Proto-West Germanic *baidu, from Proto-Germanic *baidō, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
abodance (English): An omen; a portending
Ancestry of “abodance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | abode | Act of waiting; delay; Stay or continuance in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | abod | a stopping |
| 3 | Old English | bād | pledge, expectation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *baidu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *baidō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bīdaną | to wait; to wait for, to await |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |