Where does “bògas na h-oidhche” come from?
bògas na h-oidhche (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic oidhche, from Old Irish aidche, from Old Irish adaig, from Old Irish aigid, from Proto-Celtic ageti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
bògas na h-oidhche (Scottish Gaelic): bedbug
Definitions
- bedbug
Ancestry of “bògas na h-oidhche”, step by step
bògas na h-oidhche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic oidhche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | oidhche | night |
| 2 | Old Irish | aidche | genitive singular/dual/plural of adaig |
| 3 | Old Irish | adaig | night; For quotations using this term, see... |
| 4 | Old Irish | aigid | to drive |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ageti | to drive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Scottish Gaelic bògas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | bògas | bug |
| 2 | English | Bug | A Volkswagen Beetle car; A Bugatti car |
| 3 | English | bugge | beetle |
| 4 | Middle English | bugge | bogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bugja- | swollen up, thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |