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Where does “Guoidel” come from?

Guoidel (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

Guoidel (Old Welsh): wild man, warrior

Definitions

  1. wild man, warrior

Ancestry of “Guoidel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicguɨðelsavage, woodsman
2Proto-Celticwēduswild
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Guoidel”

  • Gaelic
  • Gael
  • Gaeltacht
  • Goidelic
  • Goidel
  • Gaelicize
  • Fine Gael
  • Gaelophone
  • gaélico
  • goidèlic
  • gaèlic
  • Gaeilge
  • Nua-Ghaeilge
  • Gaedhealg
  • Breac-Ghaeltacht
  • Gaeltacht
  • Gaelach
  • Gael
  • Gaelaigh
  • Gaelcholáiste
  • Gaelachas
  • Gaedhilge
  • Meán-Ghaeilge
  • Gaoidhealg
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