Where does “bé” come from?

bé (Irish) comes from Old Irish bé, from Proto-Celtic ben, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

bé (Irish): woman, maiden; muse

Definitions

  1. woman, maiden; muse

Ancestry of “bé”, step by step

bé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish bé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbéwoman; second/third-person singular present...
2Proto-Celticben—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Latin be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbeThe name of the letter "B"

Words derived from “bé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic ben →