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Where does “boght” come from?

boght (Manx) comes from Old Irish bocht, from Proto-Celtic boxtos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰogtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

boght (Manx): poor; shabby, grotty, miserable, shoddy; skinny,...

Definitions

  1. poor; shabby, grotty, miserable, shoddy; skinny,...

Ancestry of “boght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbochtpoor; of one who has taken a vow of poverty; poor...
2Proto-Celticboxtos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰogtós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
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