Etymograph

English

abideable

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

adj capable of being abided

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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