Where does “bog Irish” come from?
bog Irish (English) comes from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- — fat, milk.
bog Irish (English): People of low-class Irish ancestry
Definitions
- People of low-class Irish ancestry
Ancestry of “bog Irish”, step by step
bog Irish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Irish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 2 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 3 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 4 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 5 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |