Where does “forbidding” come from?
Forbidding comes from Middle English forbeden, Old English forbēodan, and Proto-Germanic furibeudaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to drive or compel away.
forbidding (English): Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or...
Definitions
- Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or...
Ancestry of “forbidding”, step by step
| 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 |