Where does “forbiddingly” come from?
forbiddingly (English) comes from English forbidding, 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- — passed , crossed.
forbiddingly (English): in a forbidding manner
Definitions
- in a forbidding manner
Ancestry of “forbiddingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forbidding | Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or... |
| 2 | English | forbid | To disallow; to proscribe; To deny, exclude from,... |
| 3 | Middle English | forbeden | — |
| 4 | Old English | forbēodan | to forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse, repeal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furibeudaną | to forbid, prohibit, command against |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furi- | before, forth, forward; forth- |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |