Where does “mì-bheusach” come from?

mì-bheusach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic beusach, 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 — top, tip, point.

mì-bheusach (Scottish Gaelic): immodest, immoral, indecent, rude

Definitions

  1. immodest, immoral, indecent, rude

Ancestry of “mì-bheusach”, step by step

mì-bheusach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic beusach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbeusachcontinent, decorous, mannerly, moral, virtuous,...
2Scottish Gaelicbeustrade; art; rent, revenue, tax
3EnglishbassOf sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch...
4Middle Englishbacebass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form...
5Middle EnglishbarsAlternative form of bace
6Old Englishbærsa fish, perch
7Proto-West Germanicbarsperch
8Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishI
3Proto-CelticI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsosEvery word from Proto-Germanic barsaz