Where does “bedrape” come from?

bedrape (English) comes from English Be, from Middle English be, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic bijō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- — to hit, to pierce.

bedrape (English): To dress, clothe; To drape, cover or adorn with...

Definitions

  1. To dress, clothe; To drape, cover or adorn with...

Ancestry of “bedrape”, step by step

bedrape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

via English drape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrapeA curtain; a drapery; The way in which fabric...
2Middle Englishdrapea drape
3Old Frenchdraperto drape; to full cloth; to drape", "also", "to...
4Old Frenchdrapsheet or covering; clothing
5Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bijā →