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

  1. clearway

Ancestry of “glanbhealach”, step by step

glanbhealach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish glan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishglanclean; clear
2Old Irishglanaidto clean; to cleanse, to purify
3Old Irishglanclean; pure; clear
4Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
5Old Irishlánfull
6Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Irish béalach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbéalachloquacious, loose-tongued
2Irish-achForms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with...
3Middle Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
5Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos
7Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Old Irish -e