Where does “bíattach” come from?

bíattach (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish bíad, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

bíattach (Old Irish): providing food

Definitions

  1. providing food

Ancestry of “bíattach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbíadfood; Alternative form of ·bïad
2Proto-Celtic*beitomfood
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Celtic *beitom →