Where does “bedwarmer” come from?

bedwarmer (English) comes 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, from Proto-Iranian pati- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bedwarmer (English): A covered metal pan attached to a long handle,...

Definitions

  1. A covered metal pan attached to a long handle,...

Ancestry of “bedwarmer”, step by step

bedwarmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bed

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

via English warmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwarmercomparative form of warm: more warm; Something...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-