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Where does “obeyer” come from?

obeyer (English) comes from English obey, from Middle English obeyen, from Anglo-Norman obeir, from Old French obeïr, from Latin oboedio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obeyer (English): One who obeys

Definitions

  1. One who obeys

Ancestry of “obeyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobeyTo do as ordered by , to act according to the...
2Middle Englishobeyen—
3Anglo-Normanobeirto obey
4Old FrenchobeïrAlternative form of obeir
5Latinoboedioto obey, yield obedience to; to be subject to, to...
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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