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Etymology of the English word bed

the English word bed
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bathjam

Derivations in English

bead, bedbug, bedcover, beddable, bedded, bedder, bedfast, bedframe, bedlamp, bedlight, bedmate, bedpad, bedpan, bedplate, bedpost, bedquilt, bedrail, bedroll, bedroom, bedsheet, bedsore, bedspring, bedstand, bedtick, bedwarmer, chesterbed, daybed, hotbed, riverbed, bedrid, seabed, seedbed, streambed, waterbed, bedclothing, bedrock, bedspread, interbedded, abed, bedclothes, bedtime, childbed, flockbed, bedmaker, bedstraw, bedwetter, bedwetting, sickbed, bedchamber, bedding, bedside, deathbed, bedridden

Cognates

Dutch bed, Dutch biet, English beet, French bette, German Beet, German Bete, German Bett, Icelandic bed, Norwegian bete, Swedish beta, Swedish bädd

Usage

Word found in Old English, Modern English



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