Where does “túaithbel” come from?
túaithbel (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish sel, from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
Ancestry of “túaithbel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | sel | turn |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | swelos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |