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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | beðr | bolster, bedding |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | badją | bed; bedding |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |
via Proto-Celtic *bedom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *bedom | something that one digs |