Where does “abed” come from?
Abed comes from Middle English abedde, meaning in bed.
abed (English): In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed; To...
Definitions
- In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed; To...
Ancestry of “abed”, step by step
abed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English abedde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | abedde | — |
| 2 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Arabic عَابِد
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَابِد | servant, worshipper |
| 2 | Hebrew | עובד | worker, employee; worshipper |
| 3 | Hebrew | עובדיה | servant of Yahweh |
Words derived from “abed”