Where does “Fine Gael” come from?

Fine Gael (Irish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Fine Gael (Irish): Fine Gael Irish political party

Definitions

  1. Fine Gael Irish political party

Ancestry of “Fine Gael”, step by step

Fine Gael traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Gael

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

via Irish fine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfinefamily group
2Old Irishfínevine
3Latinvīneavineyard
4Latinvīnumwine
5Proto-Italicwīnomwine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “Fine Gael”

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