Where does “Bettlaken” come from?

Bettlaken (German) comes from German bett, from Middle High German bet, from Old High German betti, 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.

Bettlaken (German): bedsheet

Definitions

  1. bedsheet

Ancestry of “Bettlaken”, step by step

Bettlaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbettbed piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest
2Middle High Germanbet—
3Old High Germanbettibed, flower-bed
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 German lāken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlākensheet; bed sheet linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket
2Middle Low Germanlāken—
3Old Saxonlakan—
4Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂g-to be slack; be limp; droop; sag

Words derived from “Bettlaken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →