Where does “gúforcell” come from?

gúforcell (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish gú-, from Old Irish gáu, from Proto-Celtic *gāwā — lie, falsehood.

gúforcell (Old Irish): false testimony

Definitions

  1. false testimony

Ancestry of “gúforcell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgú-false, fraudulent
2Old Irishgáulie, falsehood
3Proto-Celtic*gāwālie, falsehood
Every word from Proto-Celtic *gāwāEvery word from Old Irish gáuEvery word from Old Irish gú-