Where does “Gaeilgeoireacht” come from?
Gaeilgeoireacht (Irish) comes from Irish Gaeilgeoir, 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 — forest, wood; tree, beam.
Gaeilgeoireacht (Irish): speaking Irish
Definitions
- speaking Irish
Ancestry of “Gaeilgeoireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Gaeilgeoir | Gaelophone, Irish speaker or learner |
| 2 | Irish | gaeilge | any Gaelic language |
| 3 | Irish | Gaedhilge | Obsolete spelling of Gaeilge |
| 4 | Irish | Gaedhealg | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | Goídelc | the Old Irish language |
| 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 |