Etymology Explorer › Proto-West Germanic

Where does “bed” come from?

bed (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bedą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

bed (Proto-West Germanic): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “bed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbedąprayer, entreaty
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “bed”

  • bede
  • gebetsmühlenartig
  • Gebetsmühle
  • Abendgebet
  • Gebetsteppich
  • Gebet
  • gebedsdienst
  • gebedshuis
  • gebed
  • gebit
  • kunstgebit
  • melkgebit
  • gebedssnoer
  • bēde
  • gebed
  • gebet
  • gibet
  • gebët
  • Gebiet
  • gebed
  • gibed
  • gebet
  • gabed
  • gebed
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