Where does “buide” come from?

buide (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic bodiyā, from Proto-Celtic bodos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.

buide (Old Irish): yellow; yellowness; buttercup

Definitions

  1. yellow; yellowness; buttercup

Ancestry of “buide”, step by step

buide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic bodiyā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbodiyā—
2Proto-Celticbodosgood will
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

via Proto-Celtic bodyos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbodyosyellow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbadyo-yellow, brown; yellow; brown

Words derived from “buide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bodos →Every word from Proto-Celtic bodiyā →