Where does “ainleag-dhubh” come from?

ainleag-dhubh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ainleag, from Middle Irish áilleóc, from Old Irish ainnel, from Proto-Celtic wesnālā, from Proto-Celtic wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

ainleag-dhubh (Scottish Gaelic): swift, common swift

Definitions

  1. swift, common swift

Ancestry of “ainleag-dhubh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicainleagswallow, barn swallow
2Middle Irisháilleóc—
3Old Irishainnel—
4Proto-Celticwesnālāswallow
5Proto-Celticwesr-spring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic wesr- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wesnālā →