Where does “gáel” come from?

gáel (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gailos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos — frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

gáel (Middle Irish): relationship, kinship; relative, kin

Definitions

  1. relationship, kinship; relative, kin

Ancestry of “gáel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgailos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰoylosfrothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton;...

Words derived from “gáel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰoylos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gailos →