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
Ancestry of “abod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | bād | pledge, expectation |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *baidu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *baidō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bīdaną | to wait; to wait for, to await |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
Words derived from “abod”