Etymology

bedding

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Today it means: The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc. Full definition →

Middle English bedding ← Old English bedding
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bedding · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited frombedding“bedding”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombedding
  3. English todaybedding

From Middle English bedding, beddyng, from Old English bedding (“bedding”), equivalent to bed + -ing.

bedding · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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