Where does “obeigi” come from?
obeigi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto obei, from French obéir, from English obey, from Middle English obeyen, from Anglo-Norman obeir, from Old French obeïr, from Latin oboedio, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obeigi (Esperanto): to subdue, bring to heel
Ancestry of “obeigi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | obei | to obey |
| 2 | French | obéir | To obey; To obey, to follow |
| 3 | English | obey | To do as ordered by , to act according to the... |
| 4 | Middle English | obeyen | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | obeir | to obey |
| 6 | Old French | obeïr | Alternative form of obeir |
| 7 | Latin | oboedio | to obey, yield obedience to; to be subject to, to... |
| 8 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 9 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |