Where does “bäddjacka” come from?

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

bäddjacka (Swedish): a bedjacket

Definitions

  1. a bedjacket

Ancestry of “bäddjacka”, step by step

bäddjacka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bädd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbädda bed; a place arranged where to sleep
2Old Swedishbädhbath
3Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
4Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

via Swedish jacka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjackaa jacket, a doublet, a jerkin
2Middle Low Germanjacke—
3Frenchjaquejackfruit; gambison
4Portuguesejacajackfruit
5Malayalamചക്കjackfruit
6Tamilசக்கைpomace, residue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic badją →