Where does “bed” come from?

bed (Kriol) comes from English bird, from Middle English brid, from Old English bridd — young bird, chick; chicken.

bed (Kriol): bird; bed

Definitions

  1. bird; bed

Ancestry of “bed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
2Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
3Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken
Every word from Old English briddEvery word from Middle English bridEvery word from English bird
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