Where does “gamalacht” come from?
gamalacht (Irish) comes from Irish gamal, from English gomeral, from Middle English gōme, from Old English guma, from Proto-Germanic gumô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
gamalacht (Irish): loutishness, silliness
Definitions
- loutishness, silliness
Ancestry of “gamalacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | gamal | gomeral, lout, simpleton, fool |
| 2 | English | gomeral | Fool, simpleton |
| 3 | Middle English | gōme | A man; a male human being |
| 4 | Old English | guma | man, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |