Where does “forbearing” come from?
Forbearing derives from English forbear, which combines English fore- with English bear, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *beran meaning to carry or endure.
forbearing (English): forbearance; restraint; Characterized by patience...
Definitions
- forbearance; restraint; Characterized by patience...
Ancestry of “forbearing”, step by step
forbearing traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English forbear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forbear | To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | forberen | — |
| 3 | Old English | forberan | to abstain, refrain, restrain, forbear; bear away... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fraberaną | to hold back or keep away (from); restrain or refrain (oneself) from |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Middle English forbering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forbering | — |