Where does “allaidh” come from?

allaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish allaid, from Old Irish ál, from Old Irish oll, from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.

allaidh (Scottish Gaelic): wild, fierce

Definitions

  1. wild, fierce

Ancestry of “allaidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishallaidwild, undomesticated; wild animal
2Old Irishálbrood, litter, clutch
3Old Irishollgreat, vast
4Proto-Celticɸolnosgreat in size
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill

Words derived from “allaidh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos →