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Where does “bheil” come from?

bheil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish fil, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

bheil (Scottish Gaelic): am; are; is

Definitions

  1. am; are; is

Ancestry of “bheil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfilpresent progressive conjunct of at·tá;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “bheil”

  • eil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →