Where does “banaltracht” come from?
banaltracht (Irish) comes from Irish banaltra, from Middle Irish banaltra, from Middle Irish ben, from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
banaltracht (Irish): nursing
Ancestry of “banaltracht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | banaltra | nurse |
| 2 | Middle Irish | banaltra | foster-mother, nurse |
| 3 | Middle Irish | ben | woman |
| 4 | Old Irish | ben | woman; wife; third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | benā | woman |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |