Where does “beðr” come from?

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

beðr (Old Norse): bolster, bedding

Definitions

  1. bolster, bedding

Ancestry of “beðr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “beðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic badją →