Where does “buée” come from?

buée (French) comes from Old French buee, from Irish buí, from Old Irish buide, from Proto-Celtic bodiyā, from Proto-Celtic bodos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.

buée (French): laundry; condensation, steam, mist

Definitions

  1. laundry; condensation, steam, mist

Ancestry of “buée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbueelaundry, wash
2Irishbuíyellow; sallow, jaundiced; tan
3Old Irishbuideyellow; yellowness; buttercup
4Proto-Celticbodiyā—
5Proto-Celticbodosgood will
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

Words derived from “buée”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bodos →Every word from Proto-Celtic bodiyā →