English
abidance
Abidance comes from Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from bīdan ‘to bide, remain’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéydʰeti‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bīdaną‘to wait’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bīdan‘to wait’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bīdan‘to bide, remain’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ābīdan‘wait’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abiden
- Englishearliest quotation 1840abidance
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéydʰeti‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bīdaną‘to wait’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bīdan‘to wait’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bīdan‘to bide, remain’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ābīdan‘wait’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abiden
- Englishearliest quotation 1840abidance
Earliest quotation: 1840, Thomas Fuller, The history of the holy war: “No wonder then, though the Christians had no longer…”
Formed from abide + -ance
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’
federal, federation, confederate, defy, fidelity, affidavit, bode, defiance, foi, fealty, infidel, confidante, perfidy, 24 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti ‘to trust’
confident, confidence, fiduciary, confide, confidant, diffident, 5 more
through Old English bīdan ‘to bide, remain’
through Old English ābīdan ‘wait’
Today it means
noun The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- / abidance