Where does “bedlessness” come from?
bedlessness (English) comes from English bedless, 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.
bedlessness (English): Lack of a bed
Definitions
- Lack of a bed
Ancestry of “bedlessness”, step by step
bedlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bedless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bedless | Without a bed or beds |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |