Where does “bedridden” come from?
Bedridden comes from Middle English bedredyn, from Old English bedreda, combining Old English bedd (bed) with Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- (to dig or excavate).
bedridden (English): Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness
Definitions
- Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness
Ancestry of “bedridden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bedredyn | — |
| 2 | Old English | bedreda | Alternative form of beddrida; bedridden |
| 3 | Old English | bed | Alternative form of bedd; bed; prayer,... |
| 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 |