Where does “bog-” come from?

bog- (Irish) comes from Irish bog, from Old Irish boc, from Proto-Celtic buggos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bog- (Irish): soft, mild; nearly; easy

Definitions

  1. soft, mild; nearly; easy

Ancestry of “bog-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbogsoft; yielding; tender; flabby; indulgent,...
2Old Irishboche-goat
3Proto-Celticbuggossoft, tender
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “bog-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic buggos →Every word from Old Irish boc →