Etymology

bedstead

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Today it means: The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc. Full definition →

Middle English bedsted ← Old English bedstede
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  1. Old English · inherited frombedstede“bedstead”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombedsted
  3. English todaybedstead

From Middle English bedsted, bedstede, bedestede, from Old English bedstede (“bedstead”), equivalent to bed + stead. Cognate with Dutch bedstede, bedstee (“closet-bed”).

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