Where does “kelta” come from?

kelta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

Ancestry of “kelta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “kelta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- →
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