Where does “förbli” come from?
förbli (Swedish) comes from German verbleiben, from German bleiben, from Middle High German blīben, from Old High German bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
förbli (Swedish): to (still) be, to stay (a certain way), to remain
Definitions
- to (still) be, to stay (a certain way), to remain
Ancestry of “förbli”, step by step
förbli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German verbleiben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verbleiben | To remain |
| 2 | German | bleiben | to remain to continue to be |
| 3 | Middle High German | blīben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bilīban | to remain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bilībaną | to stay, to remain in place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle Low German vorbliven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vorbliven | — |