Where does “obligen” come from?
obligen (Middle English) comes from Old French obligier, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
obligen (Middle English): To oblige; to compel to do something or behave a...
Definitions
- To oblige; to compel to do something or behave a...
Ancestry of “obligen”, step by step
obligen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French obligier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | obligier | — |
| 2 | Latin | obligō | to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable |
| 3 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 4 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |