Where does “rétlu” come from?

rétlu (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish rétglu, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

rétlu (Middle Irish): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “rétlu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrétglustar
2Proto-Celtic*glāwosglowing thing
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

Words derived from “rétlu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *glāwos →Every word from Old Irish rétglu →
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