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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

  1. Dated form of be

Ancestry of “bedja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevelhafeminine singular of velho; female equivalent of...
2Portuguesevelhoold; ancient; old; aged; old
3Old Portuguesevelho—
4Late Latinveclus—
5Latinvetulusold; little old, poor old; old man; little old...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “bedja”

  • be
  • tillbedja
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