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Where does “rolteen” come from?

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

rolteen (Manx): star; starlet; asterisk

Definitions

  1. star; starlet; asterisk

Ancestry of “rolteen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxroltstar
2Middle Irishrétlustar
3Old Irishrétglustar
4Proto-Celtic*glāwos—
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →