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Where does “bedding” come from?

Bedding is derived from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing suffixes attached to Old English bed, which comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- meaning to dig or excavate.

bedding (English): The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets,...

Definitions

  1. The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets,...

Ancestry of “bedding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbedding—
2Old Englishbeddingbedding

Words derived from “bedding”

  • crossbedding
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