Where does “bíad” come from?

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

bíad (Old Irish): food; Alternative form of ·bïad

Definitions

  1. food; Alternative form of ·bïad

Ancestry of “bíad”, step by step

bíad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *beitom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*beitomfood
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

via Proto-Celtic biyatom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbiyatom—

Words derived from “bíad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Celtic *beitom →