English
abidable
From abide + -able.
Formed from abide + -able
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’
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Proto-Germanic *uzbīdaną ‘to expect, tolerate’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀbīdan ‘to wait out, to be patient’
Old English ābīdan ‘to abide, wait, remain, delay, remain behind’
Middle English abyden ‘to wait, be patient’
English abide
Today it means
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Etymograph / abidable