Where does “embedment” come from?

embedment (English) comes from English embed, 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.

embedment (English): The act of embedding or the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of embedding or the state of being...

Ancestry of “embedment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishembedTo lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter;...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-