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Where does “gaíth” come from?

gaíth (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gaytā, from Proto-Indo-European ghai.

Ancestry of “gaíth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgaytā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanghai—

Words derived from “gaíth”

  • Gweedore
  • Gaoth Dobhair
  • gaoth
  • gaoth tro tholl
  • sruth-gaoith
  • gaoth
  • ioma-ghaoth
  • gáeth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghai →