forbud.
ban
Meaning & usage
ban
prohibition
Where this word comes from
From Old Danish forbuth, from Old Norse forboð, from Proto-Germanic *furibudą, cognate with Swedish förbud, German Verbot. Verbalnoun of the verb *furibeudaną, see forbyde.
harbinger (a person announcing something in advance)
Where this word comes from
From for- (“before”) + bud (“messenger”). Calque of German Vorbote. Compare also Swedish förebud, Swedish förbud.
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