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Where does “bean-teagaisg” come from?

bean-teagaisg (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic teagasg, from Middle Irish tecosc, from Old Irish do·inchoisc, from Old Irish com-, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

bean-teagaisg (Scottish Gaelic): teacheress

Definitions

  1. teacheress

Ancestry of “bean-teagaisg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicteagasgverbal noun of teagaisg; teaching, tuition;...
2Middle Irishtecosc—
3Old Irishdo·inchoisc—
4Old Irishcom-with, con-, co-; augment used instead of ro- in...
5Proto-Celtickom-with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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