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Where does “forbiddeth” come from?

forbiddeth (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.

forbiddeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “forbiddeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforbidTo disallow; to proscribe; To deny, exclude from,...
2Middle Englishforbeden—
3Old Englishforbēodanto forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse, repeal,...
4Proto-Germanicfuribeudanąto forbid, prohibit, command against
5Proto-Germanicfuri-before, forth, forward; forth-
6Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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