Etymograph

English

forbiddable

From forbid + -able.

Formed from forbid + -able

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘before, in front’

Proto-Germanic *furi ‘for, before’

Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną ‘to forbid, prohibit, command against’

Old English forbēodan ‘to forbid, prohibit, restrain, refuse,…’

Middle English forbeden

English forbid

Today it means

adj Capable of being forbidden.

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

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