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Where does “rolt” come from?

rolt (Manx) comes from Middle Irish rétlu, from Old Irish rétglu, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁-.

rolt (Manx): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “rolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishrétlustar
2Old Irishrétglustar
3Proto-Celtic*glāwos—
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-—

Words derived from “rolt”

  • rollage
  • rollageagh
  • roltag
  • rolteen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →