Where does “forbidder” come from?
forbidder (English) comes from English forbid, from Middle English forbeden, from Old English forbēodan, from Proto-Germanic furibeudaną, from Proto-Germanic furi-, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
forbidder (English): One who forbids
Definitions
- One who forbids
Ancestry of “forbidder”, step by step
forbidder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forbid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forbid | To disallow; to proscribe; To deny, exclude from,... |
| 2 | Middle English | forbeden | — |
| 3 | Old English | forbēodan | to forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse, repeal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furibeudaną | to forbid, prohibit, command against |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furi- | before, forth, forward; forth- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |