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Where does “abonder” come from?

abonder (Old French) comes 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;...

abonder (Old French): to abound

Definitions

  1. to abound

Ancestry of “abonder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabundō—
2Latinundō—
3Latinundawave; billow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “abonder”

  • abound
  • superabound
  • aboundest
  • abounder
  • abounde
  • abounden
  • habunder
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