Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *bedV

Meaning: stick into, pierce

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *bhodh- / *bhedh-

Uralic: peδe- 'pierce' (Coll. 74)

Kartvelian: Georg. bedeḳi 'cleft, rift', bedena 'difference'

Dravidian: *Peṭ-

References: МССНЯ 357, ND 171 *bed[e].

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *bhodh- / *bhedh-

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Meaning: to dig

Hittite: {peta- `to dig' - source?}

Old Greek: bóthro-s, bóthǖno-s m. `Loch, Grube, Graben, Vertiefung'

Baltic: *bed- (*bed-a-) vb. tr, *bed-r-iā̃ f.

Germanic: *bad-ja- n., m.

Latin: fodiō, -ere, fōdī, fossum `graben', fossa f. `Graben'

Celtic: *bed- > Cymr bedd `Grab', Corn beth `Grab', Bret béz `Grab'

Russ. meaning: рыть яму

References: WP II 188

Comments: Usually compared also with Slav. *bostī, *bodātī 'to butt' and the correspondent Balt. forms, but semantics is difficult.

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *bed- (*bed-a-) vb. tr, *bed-r-iā̃ f.

Meaning: dig

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: bèsti (bẽda) `graben'

Lettish: best (będu/bežu bedu) 'graben, beerdigen'; bedre 'Grube; Grab; ausgefahrene Stelle auf dem Wege; Vorofen des Backofens od. des Ofens in der Riege'

Comments: Lith bèsti (bẽda) `stechen, stecken'; intens. badī́ti, bedžiṓti 'spalten', Lett badît (-u, -īju) tr., intr. 'stechen, stochern, stossen (nam. mit den Hörnern)', OPrus boadis Voc. 164 'Stich', embaddusisi 'steckt, stecken' (intr.) Ench. 71, 31/32, 4/5 are related to another BS root, cf. Slav *bodǭ 'stechen, stossen (mit den Hörnern)'

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *badja-n, -z

Meaning: bed

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: badi n. (ja) `bed'

Old Norse: beδ-r m. `Polster, Federbett'

Norwegian: bed `Bett'; dial. bed `Lager der Tiere, Nest'

Old Swedish: bädhil `Lager der Tiere'

Swedish: bädd

Danish: bed

Old English: bedd `Bett', wyrt-bed `Pflanzenstandort'

English: bed

Old Frisian: bed

Old Saxon: { bedi }, bed `Bett'

Middle Dutch: bedde

Dutch: bed n.

Middle Low German: bedde

Old High German: betti 'Lager, Bett, Federbett, Beet' (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: bɛtte, bɛt st. n. 'bett, ruhebett; feld-, gartenbeet'

German: Bett n., Beet n.

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *Peṭ-

Meaning : to place, put

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *peṭ-

Proto-Telugu : *peṭṭ-

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *beṭ-

Notes : Unclear b- in Konda.

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *peṭ-

Meaning : to push in, insert

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Kannada : heṭṭu

Kannada meaning : to push or put into, insert

Kannada derivates : peṭṭu to push penis into vagina

Miscellaneous : KOR (M) heṭṭɨ to prick

Number in DED : 4390

Telugu etymology :

Proto-Telugu : *peṭṭ-

Meaning : blow, stroke, knock, thump

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Telugu : peṭṭu

Telugu (Krishnamurti) : peṭṭu "id.; vb. to hit, beat"

Number in DED : 4389

Gondwan etymology :

Proto-Gondi-Kui : *beṭ-

Meaning : to put (cattle in yard)

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Konda : beṭ- (-t-)

Konda etymology :

Konda : beṭ- (-t-)

Meaning: to put (cattle in yard)

Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology

Number in DED : 4390

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : PVTV

Meaning : separate, split

Eurasiatic : *bedV

Afroasiatic : *bad-

Reference : ND 171 (but the SH forms listed - except Omotic - are quite different).

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bad-

Meaning: separate

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bud- 'take away' 1, 'separate' 2, 'disperse' 3

Western Chadic: *bad- `split, divide, separate'

High East Cushitic: *bad- 'separate'

Omotic: *bad- 'split, cut (wood)'

Notes: Cf. LEC *baḍ- 'half, part' (Som baḍ).

Semitic etymology :

Number: 492

Proto-Semitic: *bud-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'take away' 1, 'separate' 2, 'disperse' 3

Ugaritic: bd 1

Hebrew: bdd 2

Aramaic: (Emp) bdd 3

Mehri: abdēd

Harsusi: abdōd

Notes: Secondary *-u- < *-a- after a labial consonant

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *bad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: `split, divide, separate'

Tangale: abde [JgT]

Miya: ̣

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *bad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'separate'

Sidamo: bad-

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *bad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut (wood)'

Kafa (Kaficho): bad-

Mocha: badda-

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