Where does “gallach” come from?

gallach (Irish) comes from Irish gad, from Old Irish gataid, from Old Irish gait, from Proto-Celtic gozdis.

gallach (Irish): string

Definitions

  1. string

Ancestry of “gallach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgadwithe; string, rope, band; Obsolete spelling of...
2Old Irishgataidto take away, to remove; to steal; For quotations...
3Old Irishgaitverbal noun of gataid: theft
4Proto-Celticgozdis—
Every word from Proto-Celtic gozdis →Every word from Old Irish gait →Every word from Old Irish gataid →