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Where does “badb” come from?

badb (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish Badb, from Proto-Celtic bodwā — fight.

badb (Old Irish): hooded crow; witch

Definitions

  1. hooded crow; witch

Ancestry of “badb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishBadb—
2Proto-Celticbodwāfight

Words derived from “badb”

  • bibe
  • badhb
  • badhbh
Every word from Proto-Celtic bodwā →