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Where does “bagall” come from?

bagall (Old Norse) comes from Old Irish bachall, from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bagall (Old Norse): a bishop's staff or crosier

Definitions

  1. a bishop's staff or crosier

Ancestry of “bagall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbachallstaff; shepherd's crook; crosier
2Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “bagall”

  • bagall
  • bagal
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