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...
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- An officially recognised area where the Irish...
Ancestry of “Gaeltacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | Gaeltacht | Irish-speaking area |
| 2 | Irish | Gael | Gael, Irish person; Highlander |
| 3 | Irish | Gaoidheal | — |
| 4 | Middle Irish | Gaídel | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | Goídel | Gael |
| 6 | Old Welsh | Guoidel | wild man, warrior |
| 7 | Proto-Brythonic | guɨðel | savage, woodsman |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wēdus | wild |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |