Where does “abod” come from?

abod (Middle English) comes from Old English bād, from Proto-West Germanic *baidu, from Proto-Germanic *baidō, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

abod (Middle English): a stopping

Definitions

  1. a stopping

Ancestry of “abod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbādpledge, expectation
2Proto-West Germanic*baidu—
3Proto-Germanic*baidō—
4Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “abod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic bīdaną →