Where does “beag” come from?

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

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*biggossmall, little

Words derived from “beag”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *biggos →Every word from Old Irish bec →