Where does “Gaeilgeoir” come from?

Gaeilgeoir (Irish) comes from Irish gaeilge, from Irish Gaedhilge, from Irish Gaedhealg, from Old Irish Goídelc, from Old Irish Goídel, from Old Welsh Guoidel, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Gaeilgeoir (Irish): Gaelophone, Irish speaker or learner

Definitions

  1. Gaelophone, Irish speaker or learner

Ancestry of “Gaeilgeoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgaeilgeany Gaelic language
2IrishGaedhilgeObsolete spelling of Gaeilge
3IrishGaedhealg
4Old IrishGoídelcthe Old Irish language
5Old IrishGoídelGael
6Old WelshGuoidelwild man, warrior
7Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
8Proto-Celticwēduswild
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Gaeilgeoir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu-Every word from Proto-Celtic wēdusEvery word from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel