Where does “bain” come from?

bain (Irish) comes from Old Irish benaid, from Proto-Celtic binati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

bain (Irish): to extract

Definitions

  1. to extract

Ancestry of “bain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbenaidto hit, strike
2Proto-Celticbinatito strike, hit, beat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “bain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic binati →Every word from Old Irish benaid →