Where does “abodeless” come from?
abodeless (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.
abodeless (English): Without an abode
Definitions
- Without an abode
Ancestry of “abodeless”, step by step
abodeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |