Where does “bean-shìdh” come from?

bean-shìdh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ben síde, from Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic benā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

bean-shìdh (Scottish Gaelic): a fairy woman

Definitions

  1. a fairy woman

Ancestry of “bean-shìdh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishben sídebanshee, fairy woman
2Old Irishbenwoman; wife; third-person singular present...
3Proto-Celticbenāwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Celtic benā →