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Where does “provendre” come from?

provendre (Middle English) comes from Old French provendre, from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus, from Latin praebeō, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

Ancestry of “provendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprovendre—
2Late Latinpraebendaa payment, in {{der|en|ML.|-}} also an allowance...
3Latinpraebenduswhich is to be proffered
4Latinpraebeō—
5Latinhabeō—
6Proto-Italichabēō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

Words derived from “provendre”

  • provender
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