Where does “báigh” come from?

báigh (Irish) comes from Old Irish báidid, from Proto-Celtic bādīti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

báigh (Irish): drown; sink, submerge; immerse

Definitions

  1. drown; sink, submerge; immerse

Ancestry of “báigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbáididto drown, to submerge
2Proto-Celticbādītito dive, drown
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bādīti →Every word from Old Irish báidid →