Etymograph

English

forbidder

From forbid + -er.

Formed from forbid + -er

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 One who forbids.

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

Etymograph / forbidder