Where does “beð” come from?

beð (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic badją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

Ancestry of “beð”, step by step

beð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse beðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
2Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

via Proto-Celtic *bedom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*bedomsomething that one digs

Words derived from “beð

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ-