Where does “bay” come from?

bay (Cornish) comes from Middle Cornish bay, from Middle English baye, from Old English beġ — berry.

bay (Cornish): kiss

Definitions

  1. kiss

Ancestry of “bay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Cornishbay—
2Middle Englishbaye—
3Old Englishbeġberry

Words derived from “bay”

Every word from Old English beġ →Every word from Middle English baye →Every word from Middle Cornish bay →
bay — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer