Where does “afiance” come from?

afiance (Old French) comes from Old French afier, from Late Latin affidare, from Vulgar Latin fidare, from Latin fīdō, from Proto-Italic feiðō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

Ancestry of “afiance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchafierto promise; to swear
2Late Latinaffidarepresent active infinitive of affīdō;...
3Vulgar Latinfidare—
4Latinfīdōto trust, put confidence in
5Proto-Italicfeiðōto trust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “afiance”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Italic feiðō →