Where does “geilt” come from?

geilt (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish gelt, from Proto-Celtic gʷeltā — grass.

Ancestry of “geilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgelt—
2Proto-Celticgʷeltāgrass

Words derived from “geilt”

Every word from Proto-Celtic gʷeltā →Every word from Old Irish gelt →
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