English

abodance

Abodance comes from English abode ‘omen’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of abode ‘omen’ + -ance

Proto-Germanic *baidō

Proto-West Germanic *baidu

Old English bād ‘a wait, waiting’

Old English *ābād ‘wait, delay’

Middle English abod

English abode

Every English word from English abode

noun An omen or portent.

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