Where does “buidhe” come from?

buidhe (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish buide, from Proto-Celtic bodiyā, from Proto-Celtic bodos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.

buidhe (Scottish Gaelic): yellow; glad, grateful; fortunate, lucky

Definitions

  1. yellow; glad, grateful; fortunate, lucky

Ancestry of “buidhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbuideyellow; yellowness; buttercup
2Proto-Celticbodiyā—
3Proto-Celticbodosgood will
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

Words derived from “buidhe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bodos →Every word from Proto-Celtic bodiyā →