Where does “Gaeltacht” come from?

Gaeltacht (English) comes from Irish Gaeltacht, from Irish Gael, from Irish Gaoidheal, from Middle Irish Gaídel, from Old Irish Goídel, from Old Welsh Guoidel, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Gaeltacht (English): An officially recognised area where the Irish...

Definitions

  1. An officially recognised area where the Irish...

Ancestry of “Gaeltacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishGaeltachtIrish-speaking area
2IrishGaelGael, Irish person; Highlander
3IrishGaoidheal—
4Middle IrishGaídel—
5Old IrishGoídelGael
6Old WelshGuoidelwild man, warrior
7Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
8Proto-Celticwēduswild
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Gaeltacht”

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