Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “bog” come from?

bog (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic buggos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bog (Old Irish): soft

Definitions

  1. soft

Ancestry of “bog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbuggossoft, tender
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “bog”

  • bogach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →