Where does “Gormshuil” come from?

Gormshuil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sùil, from Old Irish súil, from Primitive Irish sūli, from Proto-Celtic sūle, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Ancestry of “Gormshuil”, step by step

Gormshuil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic sùil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsùileye; vision, eyesight; look, glance
2Old Irishsúileye; hope, expectation
3Primitive Irishsūli—
4Proto-Celticsūlesuns
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Scottish Gaelic gorm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgormblue; Of blue-green to verdant colour, when...
2Old Irishgormblue
3Proto-Celticgurmosdun, dark, blue
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