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Where does “abidinge” come from?

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

Ancestry of “abidinge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishabiden—
2Old Englishābīdanto abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind;...
3Proto-West Germanic*uʀbīdan—

Words derived from “abidinge”

  • abiding
  • abidingly
  • abidingness
  • unabiding
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