Etymology

sickbed

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Today it means: A bed used by a person who is sick. Full definition →

Middle English seke bed
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromseke bed
  2. English todaysickbed

From Middle English seke bed, equivalent to sick + bed.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.