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Where does “tillbedja” come from?

tillbedja (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.

tillbedja (Swedish): to worship; to adore

Definitions

  1. to worship; to adore

Ancestry of “tillbedja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishbedjaDated form of be
2Portuguesevelhafeminine singular of velho; female equivalent of...
3Portuguesevelhoold; ancient; old; aged; old
4Old Portuguesevelho—
5Late Latinveclus—
6Latinvetulusold; little old, poor old; old man; little old...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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