Where does “healsbeag” come from?

healsbeag (Old English) comes from Old English bēag, from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

healsbeag (Old English): necklace

Definitions

  1. necklace

Ancestry of “healsbeag”, step by step

healsbeag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bēag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēaga ring, bracelet, collar, garland, crown,...
2Proto-West Germanic*baugring, bracelet
3Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Old English heals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhealsneck
2Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *baug →