Where does “scéalach” come from?
scéalach (Irish) comes from Irish scéal, from Old Irish scél, from Proto-Celtic skʷetlom, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
scéalach (Irish): news-bearing, gossiping
Ancestry of “scéalach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | scéal | story, tale; piece of news, piece of information,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | scél | story, narration, tale; story told of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | skʷetlom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |