Where does “bäddsoffa” come from?

bäddsoffa (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.

bäddsoffa (Swedish): a sofa-bed

Definitions

  1. a sofa-bed

Ancestry of “bäddsoffa”, step by step

bäddsoffa 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 soffa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsoffaa couch, a sofa
2EnglishsofaA raised area of a building's floor, usually...
3Frenchsofacouch; sofa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic badją →