Where does “beag-” come from?

beag- (Irish) comes from Irish beag, from Old Irish bec, from Proto-Celtic *biggos — small, little.

beag- (Irish): small; -less; un-, in-

Definitions

  1. small; -less; un-, in-

Ancestry of “beag-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbeagsmall, little; few; little; small amount
2Old Irishbecsmall
3Proto-Celtic*biggossmall, little

Words derived from “beag-

Every word from Proto-Celtic *biggos
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