English
forbiddance
From forbid + -ance.
Formed from forbid + -ance
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
noun An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
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Etymograph / forbiddance