Etymology

abider

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Today it means: One who abides, or continues. Full definition →

First used First attested around 1350 to 1470.English abide ← Middle English abyden ← Old English ābīdan
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ud-s-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂u-s-?
  3. Proto-Germanic*uz-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéydʰeti
  6. Proto-Germanic*bīdaną
  7. Proto-Germanic*uzbīdaną
  8. Proto-West Germanic*uʀbīdan
  9. Old Englishābīdan
  10. Middle Englishabyden
  11. Englishabide
  12. English todayabider

From abide + -er.

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested around 1350 to 1470. One who abides, or continues.
  • First attested around 1350 to 1470. One who dwells or stays; a resident.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.