Etymology:
Meaning:
To prohibit or prevent something from being done, used, or possessed.
Origin:
The word "forbidding" comes from the Old English verb "forbeodan," which meant "to prohibit" or "to order something not to be done." The root "farbaudan" is also found in other Proto-Germanic languages and likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European verb "-bʰu-" (to be, become).
In Old English, "forbeodan" was used to express a command or order, often issued by a king or other authority figure. It conveyed a sense of prohibition or interdiction.
The word "forbidding" retains this sense of prohibition in modern English. It is used to describe actions, situations, or even people who are seen as preventing or discouraging something from happening.
Etymology Old English forbeodan from Proto West Germanic farbaudan from Proto Ger
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