Where does “Galltachd” come from?

Galltachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish galldacht, from Middle Irish -acht.

Galltachd (Scottish Gaelic): the Scottish Lowlands

Definitions

  1. the Scottish Lowlands

Ancestry of “Galltachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgalldachtforeignness, English connection, fashion, ways;...
2Middle Irish-acht—
Every word from Middle Irish -acht →Every word from Middle Irish galldacht →