Where does “forsheoltacht” come from?

forsheoltacht (Irish) comes from Irish seoltacht, from Irish seol, from Middle Irish seólaid, from Middle Irish séol, from Old Irish séol, from Old English seġl, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą.

forsheoltacht (Irish): superconductivity

Definitions

  1. superconductivity

Ancestry of “forsheoltacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishseoltachtconductivity
2Irishseolsail; covering, canopy; drift, trend; course,...
3Middle Irishseólaidto sail
4Middle Irishséolsail
5Old Irishséolsail
6Old Englishseġlsail
7Proto-West Germanicseglsail
8Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
9Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic segl →