Where does “obei” come from?
obei (Esperanto) comes from French obéir, from English obey, from Middle English obeyen, from Anglo-Norman obeir, from Old French obeïr, from Latin oboedio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obei (Esperanto): to obey
Definitions
- to obey
Ancestry of “obei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | obéir | To obey; To obey, to follow |
| 2 | English | obey | To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of |
| 3 | Middle English | obeyen | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | obeir | to obey |
| 5 | Old French | obeïr | Alternative form of obeir |
| 6 | Latin | oboedio | to obey, yield obedience to; to be subject to, to... |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |