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Where does “bʰedʰh₂-” come from?

bʰedʰh₂- (Proto-Indo-European): to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

Definitions

  1. to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

Words derived from “bʰedʰh₂-”

  • bed
  • bedroom
  • fossil
  • fossils
  • bedding
  • embedding
  • bedrock
  • fossa
  • embed
  • seabed
  • hotbed
  • bedridden
  • riverbed
  • bedspread
  • fosse
  • roadbed
  • flatbed
  • bedroll
  • fossiliferous
  • bedpost
  • sickbed
  • testbed
  • seedbed
  • bedfellow