Where does “allt” come from?
allt (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish alt, from Old Irish alt, from Proto-Celtic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
allt (Scottish Gaelic): stream
Ancestry of “allt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | alt | height, cliff |
| 2 | Old Irish | alt | third-person singular preterite active conjunct... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | altos | height, cliff |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “allt”