Where does “bediaper” come from?

bediaper (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

bediaper (English): To put a diaper on

Definitions

  1. To put a diaper on

Ancestry of “bediaper”, step by step

bediaper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

via English diaper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiaperA textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern...
2Middle EnglishdyaperFabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or...
3Old Frenchdyapre—
4Latindiaspra—
5Greekδίασπρος—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →