Where does “bedja” come from?
bedja (Swedish) comes from Portuguese velha, from Portuguese velho, from Old Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
bedja (Swedish): Dated form of be
Definitions
- Dated form of be
Ancestry of “bedja”, step by step
bedja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese velha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | velha | feminine singular of velho; female equivalent of... |
| 2 | Portuguese | velho | old; ancient; old; aged; old |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | velho | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | veclus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vetulus | old; little old, poor old; old man; little old... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Old Swedish biþia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | biþia | to request, to ask for; to pray |
| 2 | Old Norse | biðja | to ask, beg, request; to pray |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bidjaną | to make a request; to ask; to request, ask |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidʰ- | to command; pot, bucket, barrel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |