Where does “dà bhliadhnail” come from?
dà bhliadhnail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic bliadhnail, from Scottish Gaelic bliadhna, from Old Irish blíadain, from Proto-Celtic *bleidanī, from Proto-Celtic *bleidū, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyd-, from Old English blēaþ, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz.
dà bhliadhnail (Scottish Gaelic): biennial
Definitions
- biennial
Ancestry of “dà bhliadhnail”, step by step
dà bhliadhnail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic bliadhnail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | bliadhnail | annual, yearly |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | bliadhna | year |
| 3 | Old Irish | blíadain | year |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *bleidanī | year |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *bleidū | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyd- | pale, pallid |
| 7 | Old English | blēaþ | gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blauþuz | weak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mlew- | — |