Where does “bedd” come from?

bedd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh beð, 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.

bedd (Welsh): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “bedd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshbeð
2Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
3Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ-
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