Where does “abiden” come from?

abiden (Middle English) comes from Old English ābīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan — to wait out, to be patient.

Ancestry of “abiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishābīdanto abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind;...
2Proto-West Germanic*uʀbīdanto wait out, to be patient

Words derived from “abiden”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan →Every word from Old English ābīdan →
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