Where does “bóitheach” come from?

bóitheach (Irish) comes from Irish teach, from Old Irish tech, from Proto-Celtic tegos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

bóitheach (Irish): cowshed, byre

Definitions

  1. cowshed, byre

Ancestry of “bóitheach”, step by step

bóitheach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish teach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishteachhouse
2Old Irishtechhouse
3Proto-Celtictegoshouse, dwelling
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Irish bó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbócow
2Old Irishbóox, cow
3Proto-Celticbāuscow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tegos →Every word from Old Irish tech →
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