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Where does “abiden” come from?

abiden (Middle English) comes from Old English ābīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan.

Ancestry of “abiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishābīdanto abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind;...
2Proto-West Germanic*uʀbīdan—

Words derived from “abiden”

  • abide
  • abiding
  • abideth
  • abidingly
  • abidance
  • abidingness
  • abidest
  • abider
  • unabiding
  • unabidable
  • abideable
  • abidable
  • unabideable
  • abidinge
  • abydynge
  • abidynge
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