Where does “bedh” come from?

bedh (Cornish) comes from Middle Welsh beð, from Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic badją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

bedh (Cornish): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “bedh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshbeð
2Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
3Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “bedh

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ-
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