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

Definitions

  1. nursing

Ancestry of “banaltracht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbanaltranurse
2Middle Irishbanaltrafoster-mother, nurse
3Middle Irishbenwoman
4Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
5Proto-Celticbenāwoman
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic benā →