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Where does “bedreda” come from?

bedreda (Old English) comes from Old English bed, from Old English bedd, from Proto-West Germanic badi, from Persian بدی, from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bedreda (Old English): Alternative form of beddrida; bedridden

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of beddrida; bedridden

Ancestry of “bedreda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishbedAlternative form of bedd; bed; prayer,...
2Old Englishbeddbed
3Proto-West Germanicbadibed
4Persianبدی—
5Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
6Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
7Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
8Proto-Iranian*rādi-—
9Proto-Iranian*rād-—
10Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “bedreda”

  • bedridden
  • bedriddenness
  • bedredyn
  • bedreden
  • bæddrædæn
  • bedraden
  • bedreda
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