Where does “abandon” come from?
abandon (French) comes from Old French a bandon, from Old French bandon, from Latin bannum, from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
abandon (French): surrender; abandonment; complete neglect
Definitions
- surrender; abandonment; complete neglect
Ancestry of “abandon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | a bandon | at will; freely |
| 2 | Old French | bandon | jurisdiction |
| 3 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 4 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
Words derived from “abandon”