Where does “bog” come from?

bog (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish boc, from Proto-Celtic buggos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bog (Scottish Gaelic): soft; wet, damp, moist

Definitions

  1. soft; wet, damp, moist

Ancestry of “bog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishboche-goat
2Proto-Celticbuggossoft, tender
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic buggos →Every word from Old Irish boc →