Where does “slugabed” come from?
slugabed (English) comes from English abed, from Middle English abedde, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
slugabed (English): A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual...
Definitions
- A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual...
Ancestry of “slugabed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | abed | In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | abedde | — |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |