Where does “beinn” come from?

beinn (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.

beinn (Irish): first-person singular past subjunctive of bí

Definitions

  1. first-person singular past subjunctive of bí

Ancestry of “beinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbíbe; pitch, resin; genitive singular masculine of...
2Old Irishbísecond/third-person singular habitual present...
3Proto-Celticbitu—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bitu →Every word from Old Irish bí →