Where does “bitheirm” come from?

bitheirm (Irish) comes from Irish bith-, from Old Irish bith-, from Old Irish bíth, from Proto-Celtic bitus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- — life.

bitheirm (Irish): bioherm

Definitions

  1. bioherm

Ancestry of “bitheirm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbith-ever-, constant; bio-
2Old Irishbith-ever-, constant
3Old Irishbíthinflection of at·tá: ## third-person singular...
4Proto-Celticbitusworld
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-tu-life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu-Every word from Irish bith-Every word from Proto-Celtic bitus
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