Where does “bean siúil” come from?

bean siúil (Irish) comes from Irish bean, from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

bean siúil (Irish): itinerant woman

Definitions

  1. itinerant woman

Ancestry of “bean siúil”, step by step

bean siúil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish bean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbeanwoman; wife; one
2Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
3Proto-Celticbenāwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman

via Irish siúl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsiúlverbal noun of siúil; ability to walk; gait
2Middle Irishsibalverbal noun of siblaid; walk, progress, journey;...
3Middle Irishsiblaidto travel, traverse, proceed, move, walk; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic benā →