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Where does “Gaelachas” come from?

Gaelachas (Irish) comes from Irish gaelach, 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.

Gaelachas (Irish): Irish characteristic, Irishness; Hibernianism;...

Definitions

  1. Irish characteristic, Irishness; Hibernianism;...

Ancestry of “Gaelachas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishgaelachAlternative form of Gaelach
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
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