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Where does “beasagh” come from?

beasagh (Manx) comes from Old Irish bésach, from Old Irish bés, from Proto-Celtic banssus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

beasagh (Manx): decorous, submissive, moral, mild-mannered,...

Definitions

  1. decorous, submissive, moral, mild-mannered,...

Ancestry of “beasagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbésachmannerly, well-behaved
2Old Irishbéscustom; manner; For more quotations using this...
3Proto-Celticbanssuscustom, habit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “beasagh”

  • neuveasagh
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