Where does “bodach” come from?

bodach (Irish) comes from Irish bod, from Middle Irish bot, from Proto-Celtic buzdos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosdʰos — piece of wood.

bodach (Irish): lusty, virile; boor, churl, lout; male crab

Definitions

  1. lusty, virile; boor, churl, lout; male crab

Ancestry of “bodach”, step by step

bodach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish bod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbodpenis; churl, boor, lout
2Middle Irishbottail; penis
3Proto-Celticbuzdostail, penis; penis
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosdʰospiece of wood

via Middle Irish botach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbotachserf; rustic, peasant

Words derived from “bodach”

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