Where does “bàta-luath” come from?

bàta-luath (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic bàta, from Middle Irish bát, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bàta-luath (Scottish Gaelic): speedboat

Definitions

  1. speedboat

Ancestry of “bàta-luath”, step by step

bàta-luath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic bàta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbàtaboat; pinnace; barge
2Middle Irishbát—
3Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
4Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
5Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Scottish Gaelic luath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicluathfast, swift, fleet, nimble, quick, speedy; early;...
2Old Irishlúathswift, fast
3Proto-Celticɸlowto-go, flow, be swift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz →