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Where does “Gailckaghys” come from?

Gailckaghys (Manx) comes from Manx Gailckagh, 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.

Gailckaghys (Manx): Manxification

Definitions

  1. Manxification

Ancestry of “Gailckaghys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxGailckaghGaelic
2ManxGailck—
3Old IrishGoídelc—
4Old IrishGoídelGael
5Old WelshGuoidelwild man, warrior
6Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
7Proto-Celticwēduswild
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
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