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Where does “abiddian” come from?

abiddian (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon ā-, from Old Saxon ar-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

abiddian (Old Saxon): to ask for, to plead

Definitions

  1. to ask for, to plead

Ancestry of “abiddian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonā-—
2Old Saxonar-—
3Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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