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Where does “bedizened” come from?

bedizened (English) comes from English bedizen, from English be-, from Middle English bi-, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

bedizened (English): simple past tense and past participle of bedizen

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of bedizen

Ancestry of “bedizened”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbedizenTo ornament something in showy, tasteless, or...
2Englishbe-By, near, next to, around, close to; Around;...
3Middle Englishbi-—
4Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
5Old Englishbīlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
6Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “bedizened”

  • unbedizened
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