Where does “bedlamp” come from?

bedlamp (English) comes 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, from Proto-Iranian pati- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bedlamp (English): A bedside lamp

Definitions

  1. A bedside lamp

Ancestry of “bedlamp”, step by step

bedlamp traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English bed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbedA piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on...
2Middle EnglishbedA place of rest or sleep
3Old Englishbeddbed
4Proto-West Germanicbadibed
5Persianبدیbadness
6Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
7Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
8Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
9Proto-Iranian*rādi-—
10Proto-Iranian*rād-—
11Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English lamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlampA device that generates heat, light or other...
2Middle EnglishlaumpeA lamp or light; A metaphorical light or fire; An...
3Old Frenchlampelamp
4Late LatinlampadaAlternative form of lampas; lamp
5Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
6Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
7Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
8Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
9Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
10Hungarianönyou
11Hungarianön-self-
12Turkishönfront
13Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
14Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via Dutch bed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbedbed; patch, bed; layer, often a substratum
2Middle Dutchbeddebed; bedding, mattress, pillow
3Old Dutchbedde—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →