Where does “bēd-” come from?

bēd- (Proto-Baltic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

Ancestry of “bēd-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bēd-”

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