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Where does “boingid” come from?

boingid (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish bongaid, from Proto-Celtic bungeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰu-né-gʰ- ~ bʰu-n-gʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

boingid (Old Irish): to break; to cut; to reap

Definitions

  1. to break; to cut; to reap

Ancestry of “boingid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbongaid—
2Proto-Celticbungetito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰu-né-gʰ- ~ bʰu-n-gʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “boingid”

  • bain
  • beachtaí
  • beachtas
  • beachtaíoch
  • beachtaigh
  • aibigh
  • beacht
  • neamhbheacht
  • lánaibíocht
  • aibí
  • réamhaibíocht
  • aibíocht
  • abaidheacht
  • beachtaíocht
  • apaig
  • aipgigid
  • becht
  • doboing
  • neuappee
  • neuappeeid
  • neuappeeys
  • anappee
  • anappeeid
  • anappeeys
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