Where does “ainbheusach” come from?
ainbheusach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic beusach, from Scottish Gaelic beus, from English bass, from Middle English bace, from Middle English bars, from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz — top, tip, point.
ainbheusach (Scottish Gaelic): immoral
Ancestry of “ainbheusach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | beusach | continent, decorous, mannerly, moral, virtuous,... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | beus | trade; art; rent, revenue, tax |
| 3 | English | bass | Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch... |
| 4 | Middle English | bace | bass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Middle English | bars | Alternative form of bace |
| 6 | Old English | bærs | a fish, perch |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bars | perch |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | barsaz | perch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórsos | prickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |