Where does “béalbhraiteach” come from?
béalbhraiteach (Irish) comes from Irish braiteach, from Irish braith, from Middle Irish braithid, from Middle Irish bráth, from Old Irish mrath, from Old Irish marnaid, from Proto-Celtic *marnati, from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- — to seize, grip; to pack.
béalbhraiteach (Irish): tender-mouthed
Ancestry of “béalbhraiteach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | braiteach | perceptive; alert, wary; treacherous |
| 2 | Irish | braith | perceive, feel; spy out, note; betray |
| 3 | Middle Irish | braithid | betrays; espies, spies, points out, discloses;... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | bráth | judgment, destruction |
| 5 | Old Irish | mrath | verbal noun of marnaid |
| 6 | Old Irish | marnaid | to betray; to deceive, delude |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *marnati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | merh₂- | to seize, grip; to pack |