Where does “droch-bheusach” come from?
droch-bheusach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic beus, from English bass, from Middle English bace, from Middle English bars, from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos — top, tip, point.
droch-bheusach (Scottish Gaelic): immoral
Definitions
- immoral
Ancestry of “droch-bheusach”, step by step
droch-bheusach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic beus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | beus | trade; art; rent, revenue, tax |
| 2 | English | bass | Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch... |
| 3 | Middle English | bace | bass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | bars | Alternative form of bace |
| 5 | Old English | bærs | a fish, perch |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bars | perch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | barsaz | perch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórsos | prickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |