Where does “abode” come from?
Abode comes from Old English abad, past tense of ābēodan, from bīdan meaning "to wait," from Proto-Germanic beudaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ-.
abode (English): Act of waiting; delay; Stay or continuance in a...
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- Act of waiting; delay; Stay or continuance in a...
Ancestry of “abode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | abod | a stopping |
| 2 | Old English | bād | pledge, expectation |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *baidu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *baidō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bīdaną | to wait; to wait for, to await |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
Words derived from “abode”