Where does “bedouin” come from?

bedouin (English) comes from Old French beduin, from Arabic بَدَوِين, from Arabic بَدْو — desert, camp.

bedouin (English): A desert-dweller, especially a member of a...

Definitions

  1. A desert-dweller, especially a member of a...

Ancestry of “bedouin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbeduin—
2Arabicبَدَوِين—
3Arabicبَدْوdesert, camp

Words derived from “bedouin”

Every word from Arabic بَدْو →Every word from Arabic بَدَوِين →Every word from Old French beduin →