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Where does “bés” come from?

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

bés (Old Irish): custom; manner; For more quotations using this...

Definitions

  1. custom; manner; For more quotations using this...

Ancestry of “bés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbanssuscustom, habit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bés”

  • ainbhéas
  • béas
  • ainbhéasach
  • mì-bheusachd
  • beusachd
  • ainbheusach
  • beusach
  • mì-bheusach
  • ainbheus
  • mì-bheus
  • beus
  • bésach
  • neuveasagh
  • beasagh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →