Where does “abund” come from?

abund (Scots) comes from Middle English abounden, from Old French abonder, 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;...

abund (Scots): to abound

Definitions

  1. to abound

Ancestry of “abund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishabounden—
2Old Frenchabonderto abound
3Latinabundōto overflow, flow over or down
4Latinundōto rise in waves
5Latinundawave; billow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →