Where does “antibedbug” come from?
antibedbug (English) comes from English bedbug, from English bed, from Middle English bed, from Old English bedd, from Proto-West Germanic badi, from Persian بدی, from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭 — to think, reason; to arrange.
antibedbug (English): Combating or repelling bedbugs
Definitions
- Combating or repelling bedbugs
Ancestry of “antibedbug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bedbug | A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep |
| 2 | English | bed | A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on... |
| 3 | Middle English | bed | A place of rest or sleep |
| 4 | Old English | bedd | bed |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | badi | bed |
| 6 | Persian | بدی | badness |
| 7 | Persian | بد | bad; not good; evil; poorly, badly |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭯𐭥𐭭 | to; at; in |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |