Where does “bádóireacht” come from?
bádóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish bádóir, from Irish bád, 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.
bádóireacht (Irish): boating
Definitions
- boating
Ancestry of “bádóireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | bádóir | boatman, boater, waterman; water boatman |
| 2 | Irish | bád | boat; first-person singular present subjunctive... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | bát | — |
| 4 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |