Where does “gael” come from?

gael (Romanian) comes from French Gaël, from French Gwenaël, from Breton gwenn, from Manx guinn, from Old Breton uuin, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo- — to see.

gael (Romanian): Gael

Definitions

  1. Gael

Ancestry of “gael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGaël—
2FrenchGwenaël—
3Bretongwennwhite
4Manxguinn—
5Old Bretonuuinwhite
6Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
7Proto-Celticwindoswhite
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →