Where does “afier” come from?

afier (Old French) comes 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.

afier (Old French): to promise; to swear

Definitions

  1. to promise; to swear

Ancestry of “afier”, step by step

afier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin affidare

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

via Latin affīdāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaffīdāre—

Words derived from “afier”

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