Where does “be” come from?
be (Swedish) comes from Swedish bedja, from Portuguese velha, from Portuguese velho, from Old Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
be (Swedish): to ask for, request someone else to do something;...
Definitions
- to ask for, request someone else to do something;...
Ancestry of “be”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bedja | Dated form of be |
| 2 | Portuguese | velha | feminine singular of velho; female equivalent of... |
| 3 | Portuguese | velho | old; ancient; old; aged; old |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | velho | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | veclus | — |
| 6 | Latin | vetulus | old; little old, poor old; old man; little old... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |