Where does “Godhaleger” come from?

Godhaleger (Cornish) comes from Cornish er, from Middle Cornish er, from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

Godhaleger (Cornish): Irish-speaker

Definitions

  1. Irish-speaker

Ancestry of “Godhaleger”, step by step

Godhaleger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishereagle; heir; Soft mutation of ger
2Middle Cornisher—
3Middle Englisheir—
4Anglo-Normanheir—
5Latinhērēsheir, heiress
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

via Cornish godhalek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishgodhalekIrish
2CornishGodhalIrishman; Gael
3Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
4Proto-Celticwēduswild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →Every word from Latin hērēs →
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