Where does “abounden” come from?
abounden (Middle English) comes from Old French abonder, from Latin abundō, from Latin undō, from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “abounden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | abonder | to abound |
| 2 | Latin | abundō | — |
| 3 | Latin | undō | — |
| 4 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “abounden”