Where does “duglas” come from?

duglas (Romanian) comes from English Douglas, from Scottish Gaelic glais, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

duglas (Romanian): Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Definitions

  1. Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Ancestry of “duglas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDouglasof Scottish origin
2Scottish Gaelicglaislock; vocative/genitive singular of glas
3Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
4Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós →Every word from Proto-Celtic glastos →