Where does “abyden” come from?

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

abyden (Middle English): to abide

Definitions

  1. to abide

Ancestry of “abyden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “abyden”

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