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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbedroomA room in a house where a bed is kept for...
2EnglishbedA piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on...
3Middle EnglishbedA place of rest or sleep
4Old Englishbeddbed
5Proto-West Germanicbadibed
6Persianبدیbadness
7Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
8Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
9Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
10Proto-Iranian*rādi-
11Proto-Iranian*rād-
12Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English wardrobe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwardrobeA room for keeping clothes and armor safe,...
2Middle EnglishwarderobeA small room or other location where clothing is...
3Old Frenchgarderobe
4Old FrenchgarderAlternative form of guarder; to keep safe
5Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
6Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
7Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
8Proto-Germanic*warduz
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English robe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrobeA long loose outer garment, often signifying...
2Middle Englishroberobe; The garments an individual is wearing
3Old Frenchrobebooty; spoils; piece of clothing
4Frankishrouba
5Proto-West Germanicraubrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
6Proto-Germanicraubōrift
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-