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Where does “nél” come from?

nél (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Germanic nebulaz, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nél (Old Irish): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “nél”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnebulazfog, mist; darkness
2Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nél”

  • néalríomhaireacht
  • néalmhaireacht
  • réaltnéalmhaireacht
  • néalmhar
  • néaltach
  • néalchruthaíocht
  • réaltnéal
  • néal
  • fonéal
  • neul
  • neulaich
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