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Where does “bedde” come from?

bedde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bedde, from Proto-West Germanic badi, from Persian بدی, from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bedde (Middle Dutch): bed; bedding, mattress, pillow

Definitions

  1. bed; bedding, mattress, pillow

Ancestry of “bedde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbedde—
2Proto-West Germanicbadibed
3Persianبدی—
4Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
5Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
6Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
7Proto-Iranian*rādi-—
8Proto-Iranian*rād-—
9Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “bedde”

  • beddengoed
  • kraambed
  • stapelbed
  • ziekenhuisbed
  • bedleger
  • bedlegerig
  • beddegoed
  • waterbed
  • bloembed
  • bedgenoot
  • massagebed
  • bed
  • stroombed
  • rivierbed
  • luchtbed
  • hemelbed
  • hunebed
  • veldbed
  • bruidsbed
  • bruiloftsbed
  • procrustesbed
  • bed
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