Where does “bé” come from?
bé (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ben, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.
bé (Old Irish): woman; second/third-person singular present...
Definitions
- woman; second/third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “bé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | ben | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |