Where does “Gael” come from?

Gael comes from Irish Gael, from Old Irish Goídel, from Old Welsh Guoidel, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu-.

Gael (English): A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland...

Definitions

  1. A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland...

Ancestry of “Gael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishGaelGael, Irish person; Highlander
2IrishGaoidheal—
3Middle IrishGaídel—
4Old IrishGoídelGael
5Old WelshGuoidelwild man, warrior
6Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
7Proto-Celticwēduswild
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Gael”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wēdus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel →
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