Where does “boggart” come from?

boggart (English) comes from English boggard, 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.

boggart (English): Alternative spelling of boggard

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of boggard

Ancestry of “boggart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboggardA bogey: a ghost, goblin, or other hostile...
2EnglishbogAn area of decayed vegetation which forms a wet...
3Middle Englishbog—
4Scottish Gaelicbogachsoft, boggy ground
5Old Irishbogsoft
6Proto-Celticbuggossoft, tender
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic buggos →Every word from Old Irish bog →
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