bed
Old Englishsleeping place, foundation, layer
About This Root
From Old English bedd (sleeping place, plot of ground). Beyond the literal furniture (bed, bedroom, bedclothes), it extends to layers and foundations — bedrock (the deepest rock layer), seabed (ocean floor), and embed (to fix firmly into a base layer). The sense of 'a prepared surface or layer' runs through all derivatives.
Associated Words · 9
bed
Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping; A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep
bedroom
A room used for sleeping
embed
To fix firmly into surrounding material; to insert content within another file
bedrock
Solid rock beneath the soil; a firm foundation or fundamental principle
seabed
The floor of the sea or ocean
bedclothes
Sheets, blankets, and other bed coverings
beddings
Bed coverings or materials used as animal bedding
bedsit
A single rented room serving as both bedroom and living room
beds
Pieces of furniture for sleeping; plots for plants; rock layers