Where does “boggard” come from?

boggard (English) comes from English bog, from Middle English bog, from Scottish Gaelic bogach, from Old Irish bog, from Proto-Celtic buggos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

boggard (English): A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile...

Definitions

  1. A bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile...

Ancestry of “boggard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbogAn area of decayed vegetation which forms a wet...
2Middle Englishbog—
3Scottish Gaelicbogachsoft, boggy ground
4Old Irishbogsoft
5Proto-Celticbuggossoft, tender
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “boggard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic buggos →Every word from Old Irish bog →