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Where does “bēdīgs” come from?

bēdīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian bēdas, from Latvian bēda, from Proto-Baltic bēd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

bēdīgs (Latvian): sad; sad, apathetic, depressed; poor, bad

Definitions

  1. sad; sad, apathetic, depressed; poor, bad

Ancestry of “bēdīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianbēdasgenitive singular form of bēda; nominative...
2Latvianbēdasadness, sorrow, grief; trouble, misfortune,...
3Proto-Balticbēd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
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