Where does “Breac-Ghaeltacht” come from?

Breac-Ghaeltacht (Irish) 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.

Breac-Ghaeltacht (Irish): mixed Irish- and English-speaking districts

Definitions

  1. mixed Irish- and English-speaking districts

Ancestry of “Breac-Ghaeltacht”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wēdus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel →