Where does “gealt” come from?

gealt (Irish) comes from Middle Irish geilt, from Old Irish gelt, from Proto-Celtic gʷeltā — grass.

gealt (Irish): madman, lunatic

Definitions

  1. madman, lunatic

Ancestry of “gealt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgeilt—
2Old Irishgelt—
3Proto-Celticgʷeltāgrass

Words derived from “gealt”

Every word from Proto-Celtic gʷeltā →Every word from Old Irish gelt →Every word from Middle Irish geilt →