Where does “bod” come from?
Bod derives from Scottish Gaelic bodach, from Middle Irish botach, formed with the suffix -ach, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
bod (English): The body; A person
Definitions
- The body; A person
Ancestry of “bod”, step by step
bod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic bodach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | bodach | old man |
| 2 | Middle Irish | botach | serf; rustic, peasant |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |