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Where does “bád” come from?

bád (Irish) comes from Middle Irish bát, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bád (Irish): boat; first-person singular present subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. boat; first-person singular present subjunctive...

Ancestry of “bád”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbát—
2Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
3Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
4Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bád”

  • báidín
  • bádóir
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