Where does “begall” come from?

begall (English) comes from English Gall, from Irish gall, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

begall (English): To gall

Definitions

  1. To gall

Ancestry of “begall”, step by step

begall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGallor brazenness; temerity; chutzpah
2Irishgallforeigner; Anglified Irish person; Alternative...
3Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
4Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
6Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
7Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Irish -án →Every word from Old Irish -án →