Where does “tillbedjan” come from?
tillbedjan (Swedish) comes from Swedish tillbedja, from Swedish bedja, from Portuguese velha, from Portuguese velho, from Old Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
tillbedjan (Swedish): worship
Definitions
- worship
Ancestry of “tillbedjan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tillbedja | to worship; to adore |
| 2 | Swedish | bedja | Dated form of be |
| 3 | Portuguese | velha | feminine singular of velho; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | Portuguese | velho | old; ancient; old; aged; old |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | velho | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | veclus | — |
| 7 | Latin | vetulus | old; little old, poor old; old man; little old... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |