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Where does “Gailckagh” come from?

Gailckagh (Manx) comes from Manx Gailck, from Old Irish Goídelc, from Old Irish Goídel, from Old Welsh Guoidel, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Gailckagh (Manx): Gaelic

Definitions

  1. Gaelic

Ancestry of “Gailckagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxGailck—
2Old IrishGoídelc—
3Old IrishGoídelGael
4Old WelshGuoidelwild man, warrior
5Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
6Proto-Celticwēduswild
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Gailckagh”

  • Gailckaghys
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