Where does “glanbhealach” come from?
glanbhealach (Irish) comes from Irish glan, from Old Irish glanaid, from Old Irish glan, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
glanbhealach (Irish): clearway
Definitions
- clearway
Ancestry of “glanbhealach”, step by step
glanbhealach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish glan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | glan | clean; clear |
| 2 | Old Irish | glanaid | to clean; to cleanse, to purify |
| 3 | Old Irish | glan | clean; pure; clear |
| 4 | Old Irish | -e | Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 5 | Old Irish | lán | full |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlānos | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Irish béalach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | béalach | loquacious, loose-tongued |
| 2 | Irish | -ach | Forms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |