Where does “bedarra” come from?
bedarra (Swedish) comes from Swedish darra, from Dutch bedaren, from Middle Dutch bedaren, from Old Dutch bidarēn, from Proto-West Germanic bidaʀēn, from Proto-West Germanic daʀēn, from Proto-West Germanic -ēn, from Proto-Germanic -āną — he, she.
bedarra (Swedish): to calm, to fade, to weaken, to blow over
Definitions
- to calm, to fade, to weaken, to blow over
Ancestry of “bedarra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | darra | to shiver, to tremble |
| 2 | Dutch | bedaren | to become calm, to calm down |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bedaren | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bidarēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bidaʀēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | daʀēn | to be numbed, still |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ēn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |