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
- to worship; to adore
Ancestry of “tillbedja”, step by step
tillbedja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bedja
| 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 |
via Swedish till
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | till | to; for; with |
| 2 | Swedish | källa | a source; the origin of something; a source of... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kalla | to call, name; to summon, call for |
| 4 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |