Where does “biatach” come from?

biatach (Irish) comes from Old Irish bíad, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

biatach (Irish): victualler

Definitions

  1. victualler

Ancestry of “biatach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbíadfood; Alternative form of ·bïad
2Proto-Celtic*beitomfood
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

Words derived from “biatach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tomEvery word from Proto-Celtic *beitom