Where does “ābād” come from?

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

ābād (Old English): wait, delay

Definitions

  1. wait, delay

Ancestry of “ābād”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishābīdanto abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind;...
2Proto-West Germanic*uʀbīdanto wait out, to be patient
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan →Every word from Old English ābīdan →