Where does “bēda” come from?

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

bēda (Latvian): sadness, sorrow, grief; trouble, misfortune,...

Definitions

  1. sadness, sorrow, grief; trouble, misfortune,...

Ancestry of “bēda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balticbēd-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “bēda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Baltic bēd- →