Where does “bedrobe” come from?
bedrobe (English) comes from English bedroom, 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 fit, to fix, to put together.
bedrobe (English): A long garment worn in bed; A textile cover,...
Definitions
- A long garment worn in bed; A textile cover,...
Ancestry of “bedrobe”, step by step
bedrobe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English bedroom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bedroom | A room in a house where a bed is kept for... |
| 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 |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English wardrobe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wardrobe | A room for keeping clothes and armor safe,... |
| 2 | Middle English | warderobe | A small room or other location where clothing is... |
| 3 | Old French | garderobe | — |
| 4 | Old French | garder | Alternative form of guarder; to keep safe |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English robe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | robe | A long loose outer garment, often signifying... |
| 2 | Middle English | robe | robe; The garments an individual is wearing |
| 3 | Old French | robe | booty; spoils; piece of clothing |
| 4 | Frankish | rouba | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raub | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raubō | rift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | reup- | to break; to tear, peel |