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Where does “geltachas” come from?

geltachas (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish geltach, from Old Irish geilt — madman, one who goes mad from terror.

geltachas (Old Irish): panic, terror, madness

Definitions

  1. panic, terror, madness

Ancestry of “geltachas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgeltachcrazy, timid, skittish
2Old Irishgeiltmadman, one who goes mad from terror

Words derived from “geltachas”

  • gealtachas
Every word from Old Irish geilt →