English abeyance

← Old French abeance (derived)

← Old French abeer (mention)

← Old French abaer (mention)

← Old French abair (mention)

← Old French a (mention)

← Old French baer (mention)

← Old French bair (mention)

→ English abeyancy (suffix)

→ English abeyant (back-formation)

→ English obeyance (mention)

→ English abey (mention)