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bedchair

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρᾱ (hédrā) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English bedchair From bed + chair.

  1. derived from chayere English chair English bedchair From bed + chair
  2. derived from chaierebor
  3. derived from cathedrader
  4. derived from *sed-der✻
  5. derived from *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der✻

Definitions

  1. A chair with adjustable back to enable an invalid to sit up in bed.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA