Where does “beith” come from?

beith (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish beithe, from Proto-Celtic betwiyos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

beith (Scottish Gaelic): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “beith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbeithesecond-person plural present subjunctive absolute...
2Proto-Celticbetwiyos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

Words derived from “beith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Celtic betwiyos →Every word from Old Irish beithe →