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Where does “beag” come from?

beag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish bec, from Proto-Celtic *biggos.

beag (Scottish Gaelic): small, little, short, diminutive; disagreeable;...

Definitions

  1. small, little, short, diminutive; disagreeable;...

Ancestry of “beag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbecsmall
2Proto-Celtic*biggos—

Words derived from “beag”

  • philibeg
  • fèileadh beag
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