Where does “bedo” come from?
bedo (English) comes from Middle English bedon, from Old English bedōn, from Old English be, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
bedo (English): To shut; make or put to; To befoul; defile with...
Definitions
- To shut; make or put to; To befoul; defile with...
Ancestry of “bedo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bedon | — |
| 2 | Old English | bedōn | to shut |
| 3 | Old English | be | by |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “bedo”