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Where does “godhalek” come from?

godhalek (Cornish) comes from Cornish Godhal, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

godhalek (Cornish): Irish

Definitions

  1. Irish

Ancestry of “godhalek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishGodhalIrishman; Gael
2Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
3Proto-Celticwēduswild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
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