bìth

Gaelic (Scots)

noun
Definitions
  • glue, gum
  • birdlime
  • resin
  • tar, bitumen
  • pith
  • caulking

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish bí (pitch) inherited from Proto-Celtic *bitu inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷétu (pitch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷétu

Gloss

pitch

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