Where does “Gaeltacht” come from?
Gaeltacht (German) comes from English Gaeltacht, 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 — forest, wood; tree, beam.
Gaeltacht (German): Gaeltacht
Definitions
- Gaeltacht
Ancestry of “Gaeltacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gaeltacht | An officially recognised area where the Irish... |
| 2 | Irish | Gaeltacht | Irish-speaking area |
| 3 | Irish | Gael | Gael, Irish person; Highlander |
| 4 | Irish | Gaoidheal | — |
| 5 | Middle Irish | Gaídel | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | Goídel | Gael |
| 7 | Old Welsh | Guoidel | wild man, warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Brythonic | guɨðel | savage, woodsman |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | wēdus | wild |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |