Where does “bogland” come from?

bogland (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.

bogland (English): Land that is predominantly boggy; marshland

Definitions

  1. Land that is predominantly boggy; marshland

Ancestry of “bogland”, step by step

bogland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bog

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

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

Words derived from “bogland”

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