Where does “bedroomlike” come from?
bedroomlike (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 think, reason; to arrange.
bedroomlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a bedroom
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a bedroom
Ancestry of “bedroomlike”, step by step
bedroomlike traces back through two 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 |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |