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Where does “badją” come from?

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

badją (Proto-Germanic): bed; bedding

Definitions

  1. bed; bedding

Ancestry of “badją”, step by step

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

Words derived from “badją”

  • bed
  • bedroom
  • bedding
  • embedding
  • bedrock
  • embed
  • seabed
  • hotbed
  • bedridden
  • riverbed
  • bedspread
  • roadbed
  • flatbed
  • bedroll
  • bedpost
  • sickbed
  • testbed
  • seedbed
  • bedfellow
  • bedpan
  • bedload
  • childbed
  • flowerbed
  • embedment
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