Where does “béo” come from?

béo (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

béo (Old Irish): alive; living; being

Definitions

  1. alive; living; being

Ancestry of “béo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “béo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic biwos →