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Where does “obligier” come from?

obligier (Old French) comes from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “obligier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobligō—
2Latinob-towards; against
3Latinobolusobolus
4Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
5Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
6Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “obligier”

  • oblige
  • obliging
  • obligingly
  • obligor
  • obligee
  • obliger
  • obligingness
  • obligeth
  • unobliging
  • obligement
  • obligable
  • unobligingly
  • obligest
  • disobligement
  • unobligingness
  • oblige
  • obliger
  • obligen
  • obliger
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