Where does “béal-láidir” come from?

béal-láidir (Irish) comes from Irish béal, from Old Irish bél, from Proto-Celtic wewlos — lip.

béal-láidir (Irish): foul-mouthed

Definitions

  1. foul-mouthed

Ancestry of “béal-láidir”, step by step

béal-láidir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish béal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbéalmouth; opening; edge
2Old Irishbéllip; mouth; opening
3Proto-Celticwewloslip

via Irish láidir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishláidirstrong
2Old Irishláitirstrong; powerful
Every word from Proto-Celtic wewlos →Every word from Old Irish bél →Every word from Irish béal →