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
- mixed Irish- and English-speaking districts
Ancestry of “Breac-Ghaeltacht”, 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 |