Where does “bead” come from?
bead (Irish) comes from Irish bí, from Old Irish bí, from Proto-Celtic bitu, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
bead (Irish): first-person singular future of bí
Definitions
- first-person singular future of bí
Ancestry of “bead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | bí | be; pitch, resin; genitive singular masculine of... |
| 2 | Old Irish | bí | second/third-person singular habitual present... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bitu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
Words derived from “bead”