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Stage 1 of 3
badawi
Arabic · medieval
"desert dweller"
from badw, "desert"; badawin was the plural, "desert dwellers"
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Stage 2 of 3
bedüin
Old French · 1100s
"nomadic desert Arab"
adopted during the Crusades, mistaking the Arabic plural ending for part of the word
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Stage 3 of 3
bedouin
English · c. 1400
"nomadic desert Arab"
settled into English for the nomadic tribes of the Arabian deserts
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