Where does “Goídel” come from?

Goídel (Old Irish) comes from Old Welsh Guoidel, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Goídel (Old Irish): Gael

Definitions

  1. Gael

Ancestry of “Goídel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old WelshGuoidelwild man, warrior
2Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
3Proto-Celticwēduswild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Goídel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wēdus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel →