Banshee

German (Berlin)

noun

Definitions

banshee (in Irish folklore, a female spirit)

Etymology

Borrowed from English banshee borrowed from Irish bean sí borrowed from Old Irish ben síde (woman of the fairy mound).

Origin

Old Irish

ben síde

Gloss

woman of the fairy mound

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

banshee English
bansheelike English
банши Russian
баньши Russian
bean Irish
bean sí Irish
sí Irish
ben Old Irish
ben síde Old Irish
síd Old Irish
bean-shìdh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic