Where does “biáil” come from?

biáil (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *beyatlis, from Proto-Celtic binati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

biáil (Old Irish): axe, hatchet

Definitions

  1. axe, hatchet

Ancestry of “biáil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*beyatlisaxe
2Proto-Celticbinatito strike, hit, beat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic binati →Every word from Proto-Celtic *beyatlis →